The Supreme Court has dismissed the application by the Abdulaziz Yari faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for a review of its May 24, 2019 judgment in the intra-party dispute in the Zamfara APC.

In a majority ruling on Friday, four members of a five-member panel, led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, dismissed the application on the grounds that it was without merit.

Justice Inyang Okoro, in the lead judgment, held that the ruling was a gross abuse of the process of the court.
Justice Okoro proceeded to award cost of N2million against the applicant.

In a dissenting judgment, Justice Centus Nweze held that the court ought to have reviewed the judgment by setting aside the consequential order which made the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the ultimate beneficiary of the intra-party crisis in the Zamfara APC.

Justice Nweze noted that the Supreme Court has reviewed its decision before and should be bold enough to admit where there are errors that ought to be rectified.

He dismissed the objection raised by the respondents, upheld the application and granted the prayers sought.

kahal29:
Justice Centus Nweze as usual gives a minority judgement sacks PDP candidates

fergie001:

Surprised you didn't attack him like you did when he gave a dissenting judgement in Imo.

kahal29:


That's why I used the term "As Usual"

kahal29:


That's why I used the term "As Usual"

kahal29:
Justice Centus Nweze as usual gives a minority judgement.... Sacks PDP candidates.



Justice Centus Nweze, however, disagrees with the other members of the panel as he reads a dissenting judgment upholding the application of the APC.

He held that the court ought to have reviewed the judgment by setting aside the consequential order which made the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the ultimate beneficiary of the intra-party crisis in the Zamfara APC.

He insists that it is better to admit an error instead of justifying an error that fails to represent justice. He adds that the Supreme Court can reverse itself.


https://www.channelstv.com/2020/03/27/breaking-supreme-court-dismisses-apcs-application-against-marafa-179/

fergie001:

Ok bro....how u doing...been a while!

Bayelsa is gone....nothing to put head together again.

Now, na coro season.

engineerboat:


Coro ti take over.

All effort should be put together to fight this virus to a stand still.

Nigeria we can, Nigeria we shall

Mysticwebb:
It was expected, with what happened in Bayelsa and Imo State, one will not expect a different judgement here.
Is this fine N2m X 140 = N280m or just N2m to be distributed among the 1st to 140th respondents?