iluvdonjazzy:
Oshiomhole is an error to APC

iluvdonjazzy:
the second runner up will take over

ozo13:
A lawyer was interviewed earlier on channels tv and he was like saying court may likely order for a rerun in zamfara.
Will they still be going to supreme court or it ends with the appeal judgement.

ozo13:
A lawyer was interviewed earlier on channels tv and he was like saying court may likely order for a rerun in zamfara.
Will they still be going to supreme court or it ends with the appeal judgement.

kahal29:


Court of Appeal Decision in Mene vs Abubakar 1999

Jeboy:
Do you have a precedent case that we can refer to?

Amitez:

I do not think you need any precedence on this. If a party did not field s candidate all votes recorded for that are invalid votes. So A PC votes in Zamfara are invalid.

Amitez:

Oshomole was only an employee of some big politician. He was only doing as directed by the Bourdillon boss.

iluvdonjazzy:
the
second runner up will take over

iluvdonjazzy:
the second runner up will take over

Jeboy:

Second runner up in main election which is PDP candidate or second runner up in APC governorship primary which is still APC?


Apc didn't conduct a valid primary, so no winner talk more of runner up for apc.

kahal29:


It's not automatic

Jeboy:

Second runner up in main election which is PDP candidate or second runner up in APC governorship primary which is still APC?

Amitez:


Please, PDP is RUNNER-UP, not Second runner-up. The term second runner-up actually means third place candidate.

nameo:


It is automatic.

Very clear....... if the Supreme court upholds this judement, all votes to APC are invalid and so the 2nd runner up candidates will be sworn in as winner.

That is it


The idea of a rerun is preposterous cos whether the election is held again, APC cannot participate if the judgement is upheld.

Let me say why this is the law, I kinda have a personal problem with it based on principle

Jeboy:
Are you a lawyer? You seem to explain it well from the point of the law. Thanks for the legal insight. PDP will just be watching proceeding from afar.

Jeboy:

Second runner up in main election which is PDP candidate or second runner up in APC governorship primary which is still APC?

nameo:


It is automatic.

Very clear....... if the Supreme court upholds this judement, all votes to APC are invalid and so the 2nd runner up candidates will be sworn in as winner.

That is it. The idea of a rerun is preposterous cos whether the election is held again, APC cannot participate if the judgement is upheld.

Let me say why this is the law, I kinda have a personal problem with it based on principle

freeze001:


Why though?

nameo:


Cos the votes of the majority of people would not then be respected.

Think of it: if the Supreme court upholds this judgement, PDP and other parties who were runner ups would be sworn in as winners. But those are not who the majority of people in Zamfara wanted and voted for. I have a problem with that.

Also, the very idea of restricting an entire party from participating in an election and hence restricting the choice of people to only a few(or in this case) practically one choice, is also troubling for me.

But I understand the courts. They are right, legally speaking. APC didnt follow their own laid down rules and the electoral law, and there would be consequences for breaking the law. The law is blind in that respect.

The good side tho is that hopefully political parties and politicians would be more circumspect and would always be careful to following the law going forward. The law is the basis for civilization and predictability.