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Breaking News: High Court May Halt Akeredolu's Swearing-in by softwerk(f): 6:13pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
The ongoing suit filed by a governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), in Ondo State, Engr. Olusegun Abraham challenging the election of Chief Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) as the APC’s authentic candidate for the November 28 election appears to be a major hurdle that could make or mar Akeredolu’s swearing-in as Ondo state governor. The Abuja Federal High Court ruling today has dismissed the preliminary objections raised by Akeredolu’s legal team of 28 lawyers and 2 SAN, and adjourned the trial to February 2, 2017 ahead of the February 27th inauguration date. Abraham had challenged the emergence of Akeredolu SAN as the winner of the party’s primaries in court. Abraham had through an ex parte motion prayed the court to declare the process that produced Akeredolu as governorship candidate of APC as illegal. This, he said, was on the grounds that the election did not conform to the constitution of the party and guidelines set by the party for the primaries. Abraham, who came second in the party’s primaries had prayed the court to prevent the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from presenting Akeredolu as the party’s flag-bearer in the November 26 governorship election in the state. But Justice Dimgba had insisted that since the matter was sensitive, it would be fair if all parties to the suit were present in court before the order was made. Chief Akin Olujimi (SAN), Counsel to Akeredolu, had argued that counsel to Abraham had not served him with the orders of the court requiring the defendants to come and show cause. Olujimi told the court that because service was not effected, the hearing could not go on. Before the election, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba had ordered Akeredolu to come and show cause (reason) why an interim order restraining INEC from recognising him as the candidate of APC in the fourth coming election should not be granted, and adjourned the matter till December 16. It will be recalled that an elected delegate for the APC primaries whose name was omitted, and reportedly loyal to Hon. Bola Ilori, ex-APC chieftain turned-the-campaign coordinator of Alliance for Democracy governorship candidate, petitioned the party Appeal Committee, which recommended the governorship primary cancellation. The acrimony generated by the padding of the party’s delegates list led to the movement of followers of Olusola Oke and Hon Bola Ilori to the Alliance for Democracy while Dr Segun faced the court. It is the dissatisfied delegate’s petition Abraham has been leaning on to seek redress. Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/12/akeredolus-swearing-faces-court-hurdle/
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Re: Breaking News: High Court May Halt Akeredolu's Swearing-in by TheFreeOne: 6:16pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
Ondo decides: Tinubu vs APC/Buhari part 2 loading It will be a big blow to Buhari As for me all I want is good governance for my people cos I don't believe in godfatherism either in Abuja, Bourdillon or anywhere. 1 Like
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Re: Breaking News: High Court May Halt Akeredolu's Swearing-in by Atiku2019: 6:17pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
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Re: Breaking News: High Court May Halt Akeredolu's Swearing-in by Nobody: 6:20pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
Oga forget that suit and save your money for christmas.. After all its still the same scam Apc. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Breaking News: High Court May Halt Akeredolu's Swearing-in by jamace(m): 6:22pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
An afterthought challenge. Null and void and of no consequence. Politicians are just playing with judicial processes in Nigeria. I don't blame them because some of the judges/lawyers are easily bought with a cup of garri. 1 Like |
Re: Breaking News: High Court May Halt Akeredolu's Swearing-in by DropShot: 6:26pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
How does what is written here translate to the possibility of stopping the swearing in? Giving a date to start hearing a case doesn't mean judgment will be given that date. Most likely, the case will run for a few months. |
Re: Breaking News: High Court May Halt Akeredolu's Swearing-in by Nobody: 6:28pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
A.P.C members were never united, from one crisis to another. |
Re: Breaking News: High Court May Halt Akeredolu's Swearing-in by eezeribe(m): 6:39pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
OK |
Re: Breaking News: High Court May Halt Akeredolu's Swearing-in by omowolewa: 8:29pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
Nothing would stop his swearing-in. |
Re: Breaking News: High Court May Halt Akeredolu's Swearing-in by Sammypope4all(m): 8:44pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
jamace: Cup of garri? Guy you wicked Contact or whatsapp 08065704533 for your bitcoins.. |
Re: Breaking News: High Court May Halt Akeredolu's Swearing-in by Soklin(m): 9:08pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
The man with frog eyes (Tinubu) still eying ondo resouces,God will let him down cus we dont whant godfather in ondo.kadi gbe igbe aye alafia. |
Re: Breaking News: High Court May Halt Akeredolu's Swearing-in by interoute: 7:48am On Dec 17, 2016 |
If Abraham wins, that means the candidate of the party that came second in the main INEC election will be sworn in. It means that APC had no candidate for the election if the process of picking a candidate during APC primaries was illegal. |
Re: Breaking News: High Court May Halt Akeredolu's Swearing-in by GoggleB(m): 7:50am On Dec 17, 2016 |
Anything is allowed.. |
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