This is an excerpt from Nigeria's constitution:

137. (1) A person shall not be qualified for election to the office of President if -

(a) subject to the provisions of section 28 of this Constitution, he has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a country other than Nigeria or, except in such cases as may be prescribed by the National Assembly, he has made a declaration of allegiance to such other country; or

(b) he has been elected to such office at any two previous elections; or

(c) under the law in any part of Nigeria, he is adjudged to be a lunatic or otherwise declared to be of unsound mind;

or

(d) he is under a sentence of death imposed by any competent court of law or tribunal in Nigeria or a sentence of imprisonment or fine for any offence involving dishonesty or fraud (by whatever name called) or for any other offence, imposed on him by any court or tribunal or substituted by a competent authority for any other sentence imposed on him by such a court or tribunal; or

(e) within a period of less than ten years before the date of the election to the office of President he has been convicted and sentenced for an offence involving dishonesty or he has been found guilty of the contravention of the Code of Conduct;

Source

http://www.nigeria-law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNigeria.htm

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Based on bolded above I believe supreme court or tribunal will discard one of Peter Obi's and Labour Party's prayers relating to this issue of Tinubu being indicted or convicted in the past because it happened over 20 years ago whereas the constitution sets a 10 years limit

I don't even know anything about the constitutions because all of them there have their constitutions, but would never let mine stand!

So Ibori can wait 10 years to contest too?
Abeg, ex-con na ex-con.
We DON'T want them!
Period.

KanwuliaExtra:
So Ibori can wait 10 years to contest too?
Abeg, ex-con na ex-con.
We DON'T want them!
Period.

Urchins go make you tire

Super Story

Boomkalakuta:


Urchins go make you tire

I NOR GO TAYA O.
That is what they want ke.
I go drrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrag dem till them quench.
Good news, I only see them on social media.

B

KanwuliaExtra:
So Ibori can wait 10 years to contest too?
Abeg, ex-con na ex-con.
We DON'T want them!
Period.

Those who wrote the constitution allows for that type of nonsense to happen... The more reason Nigeria needs to reset, with the constitution torn to pieces and a new one written

KanwuliaExtra:



I NOR GO TAYA O.
That is what they want ke.
I go drrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrag dem till them quench.
Good news, I only see them on social media.

Comrade

Subsection d. is where Peter Obi's lawyers are standing upon, not subsection e. Look at the later paragraph of subsection d. again
...or a sentence of imprisonment or fine for any offence involving dishonesty or fraud (by whatever name called) or for any other offence, imposed on him by any court or tribunal.

[/quote]

LandMann:


Those who wrote the constitution allows for that type of nonsense to happen... The more reason Nigeria needs to reset, with the constitution torn to pieces and a new one written

Can you imagine?
A DRUG DEALER TOO?
Only in a SHYTEHOLE like Nigeria can this happen.


From he was never convicted. . .to 'it has passed 10 years'.
WHEN THE CRIMINAL CONTINUES TO OPERATE ON FERTILE POLITICAL GROUNDS LIKE NIGERIA without rehabiliation or penance.
Arrogant son of a bytch.
Twa!

[quote author=MRSALT post=122029152][/quote]

Subsection d is talking about someone who is currently UNDER OR SERVING A SENTENCE.

It says if that person is UNDER a sentence then the person can't contest...

Subsection e talks about the past... Offences committed in the past can lead to disqualification if that offence lead to a conviction and it is within 10 years ago from the date of election.

The case Peter Obi referenced happened in the past. Tinubu is not currently UNDER any sentence.

Comprehension is simple but many people choose to just turn a blind eye... that's why many people fail English language exams and that is why some developed European countries require Nigerians to write English language exams and pass it with good score before coming to their country so that they don't start constituting nuisance due to lack of comprehension of simple English

KanwuliaExtra:


Can you imagine?
A DRUG DEALER TOO?
Only in a SHYTEHOLE like Nigeria can this happen.


From he was never convicted. . .to 'it has passed 10 years'.
WHEN THE CRIMINAL CONTINUES TO OPERATE ON FERTILE POLITICAL GROUNDS LIKE NIGERIA without rehabiliation or penance.
Arrogant son of a bytch.
Twa!

The US SUPPORTED AND AIDED TINUBU AND HIS NADECO CREW MEMBERS when they where fighting Abacha... That is why they gave Tinubu a soft landing landing... TINUBU was "fighting" for democracy, so he was a friend of the US and they allowed him to use some of his illegally acquired wealth to fight Abacha...

Why would the US do this?

They no longer had free access to Nigeria's crude oil via several of their controlled oil companies in Nigeria because Abacha threw a spanner in their wheels of operation, being a dictator.

LandMann:
This is an excerpt from Nigeria's constitution:

137. (1) A person shall not be qualified for election to the office of President if -

(a) subject to the provisions of section 28 of this Constitution, he has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a country other than Nigeria or, except in such cases as may be prescribed by the National Assembly, he has made a declaration of allegiance to such other country; or

(b) he has been elected to such office at any two previous elections; or

(c) under the law in any part of Nigeria, he is adjudged to be a lunatic or otherwise declared to be of unsound mind;

or

(d) he is under a sentence of death imposed by any competent court of law or tribunal in Nigeria or a sentence of imprisonment or fine for any offence involving dishonesty or fraud (by whatever name called) or for any other offence, imposed on him by any court or tribunal or substituted by a competent authority for any other sentence imposed on him by such a court or tribunal; or

(e) within a period of less than ten years before the date of the election to the office of President he has been convicted and sentenced for an offence involving dishonesty or he has been found guilty of the contravention of the Code of Conduct;

Source [url] http://www.nigeria-law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNigeria.htm[/url]

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Based on bolded above I believe supreme court or tribunal will discard one of Peter Obi's and Labour Party's prayers relating to this issue of Tinubu being indicted or convicted in the past because it happened over 20 years ago whereas the constitution sets a 10 years limit

Peter Obi`s legal team are very much aware. But the reason for including Tinubu US drug case is to cause maximum international embarrassment to the mandate-thief.

The joker is Tinubu submitting his VP`s name first to the INEC before shettima withdraw from the senatorial race. The later should have come first and Obi have attached evidence from INEC to his appeal. It is a clear case constitutional breach. No technicalities required here.

By the way Peter Obi only accept citizenship from a state in the US and not from US.

LandMann:
This is an excerpt from Nigeria's constitution:

137. (1) A person shall not be qualified for election to the office of President if -

(a) subject to the provisions of section 28 of this Constitution, he has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a country other than Nigeria or, except in such cases as may be prescribed by the National Assembly, he has made a declaration of allegiance to such other country; or

(b) he has been elected to such office at any two previous elections; or

(c) under the law in any part of Nigeria, he is adjudged to be a lunatic or otherwise declared to be of unsound mind;

or

(d) he is under a sentence of death imposed by any competent court of law or tribunal in Nigeria or a sentence of imprisonment or fine for any offence involving dishonesty or fraud (by whatever name called) or for any other offence, imposed on him by any court or tribunal or substituted by a competent authority for any other sentence imposed on him by such a court or tribunal; or

(e) within a period of less than ten years before the date of the election to the office of President he has been convicted and sentenced for an offence involving dishonesty or he has been found guilty of the contravention of the Code of Conduct;

Source [url] http://www.nigeria-law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNigeria.htm[/url]

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Based on bolded above I believe supreme court or tribunal will discard one of Peter Obi's and Labour Party's prayers relating to this issue of Tinubu being indicted or convicted in the past because it happened over 20 years ago whereas the constitution sets a 10 years limit

Regardless of whether it is under 10 years it is a preelection matter th t should have been raised before the election
This allegation is for more than dishonesty
Does 10 years apply to conviction for murder rf treason?Is
An interesting argument would be whether any of the above applies to sentences in courts outside Nigeria

KanwuliaExtra:
So Ibori can wait 10 years to contest too?
Abeg, ex-con na ex-con.
We DON'T want them!
Period.

Ignore them, they asked Peter Obi to go to court, and he did, wats all their stress and questions about. They should let the court do their work.

Pls don't give dem any expo, most of them are looking for loopholes, so they are asking random questions so as to get a hold.

Ignore dem.

Conclusion: Investigations by PRNigeria on Mr Tinubu’s case in the United States did not involve criminal arrest and conviction based on facts from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)’s National Crime Information Center (NCIC) however the released court documents are VALID.

The case is a possible indictment from the accusations and allegations and not a conviction where one is found guilty and sentenced by a court of competent jurisdiction

PRNigeria, therefore, concludes that while it is TRUE that Mr Tinubu forfeited the sum of $460,000 according to attested court records, the claim that he was convicted of criminal charges is FALSE.

The same case Obi is filing petition on was challenged before the election which the case was dismissed.

I thought Obi claimed his manhood sorry his mandate was stolen, why would Obi omit the petition about how he won the election and how he arrived at the figures.

Those going to court have already been beaten at the poll, they would be disgraced finally at the court

LandMann:
This is an excerpt from Nigeria's constitution:

137. (1) A person shall not be qualified for election to the office of President if -

(a) subject to the provisions of section 28 of this Constitution, he has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a country other than Nigeria or, except in such cases as may be prescribed by the National Assembly, he has made a declaration of allegiance to such other country; or

(b) he has been elected to such office at any two previous elections; or

(c) under the law in any part of Nigeria, he is adjudged to be a lunatic or otherwise declared to be of unsound mind;

or

(d) he is under a sentence of death imposed by any competent court of law or tribunal in Nigeria or a sentence of imprisonment or fine for any offence involving dishonesty or fraud (by whatever name called) or for any other offence, imposed on him by any court or tribunal or substituted by a competent authority for any other sentence imposed on him by such a court or tribunal; or

(e) within a period of less than ten years before the date of the election to the office of President he has been convicted and sentenced for an offence involving dishonesty or he has been found guilty of the contravention of the Code of Conduct;

Source [url] http://www.nigeria-law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNigeria.htm[/url]

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Based on bolded above I believe supreme court or tribunal will discard one of Peter Obi's and Labour Party's prayers relating to this issue of Tinubu being indicted or convicted in the past because it happened over 20 years ago whereas the constitution sets a 10 years limit

So because it happened over 20 years ago, a known ex-convict drug lord should be allowed to be our president,

What are you guys smoking?

Like wetin una dey take wey dey make una behave like this?

LandMann:
This is an excerpt from Nigeria's constitution:

137. (1) A person shall not be qualified for election to the office of President if -

(a) subject to the provisions of section 28 of this Constitution, he has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a country other than Nigeria or, except in such cases as may be prescribed by the National Assembly, he has made a declaration of allegiance to such other country; or

(b) he has been elected to such office at any two previous elections; or

(c) under the law in any part of Nigeria, he is adjudged to be a lunatic or otherwise declared to be of unsound mind;

or

(d) he is under a sentence of death imposed by any competent court of law or tribunal in Nigeria or a sentence of imprisonment or fine for any offence involving dishonesty or fraud (by whatever name called) or for any other offence, imposed on him by any court or tribunal or substituted by a competent authority for any other sentence imposed on him by such a court or tribunal; or

(e) within a period of less than ten years before the date of the election to the office of President he has been convicted and sentenced for an offence involving dishonesty or he has been found guilty of the contravention of the Code of Conduct;

Source [url] http://www.nigeria-law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNigeria.htm[/url]

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Based on bolded above I believe supreme court or tribunal will discard one of Peter Obi's and Labour Party's prayers relating to this issue of Tinubu being indicted or convicted in the past because it happened over 20 years ago whereas the constitution sets a 10 years limit

They'll still argue with you. Allow them to go and lule in the court. Expect them to insult the judges later after losing again.

MRSALT:
Subsection d. is where Peter Obi's lawyers are standing upon, not subsection e. Look at the later paragraph of subsection d. again
...or a sentence of imprisonment or fine for any offence involving dishonesty or fraud (by whatever name called) or for any other offence, imposed on him by any court or tribunal.

First of all, Tinubu was not sentenced for fraud or fined for fraud. The letter from the embassy is explicit on that. And that subsection you mentioned is in present tense when you look at the opening statement of the subsection. This means the person is currently under a fine a prison sentence. The next subsection then extends this to a period within the last ten years.

KanwuliaExtra:
So Ibori can wait 10 years to contest too?
Abeg, ex-con na ex-con.
We DON'T want them!
Period.

That's the law until it's repealed

Blizzy9ja:
So because it happened over 20 years ago, a known ex-convict drug lord should be allowed to be our president,

What are you guys smoking?

Like wetin una dey take wey dey make una behave like this?

Keep your emotions and stupidity aside and reason logically... Am I the one who wrote the constitution that you're then asking me stupid rhetorical questions?

These are issues that you should call for expungement from the constitution or amendment. The law doesn't recognise your emotional or rhetorical baggage

helinues:
The same case Obi is filing petition on was challenged before the election which the case was dismissed.

I thought Obi claimed his manhood sorry his mandate was stolen, why would Obi omit the petition about how he won the election and how he arrived at the figures.

Those going to court have already been beaten at the poll, they would be disgraced finally at the court

If you have taken time to read Peter Obi's 100 page petition, you won't be disgracing us here

MRSALT:
Subsection d. is where Peter Obi's lawyers are standing upon, not subsection e. Look at the later paragraph of subsection d. again
...or a sentence of imprisonment or fine for any offence involving dishonesty or fraud (by whatever name called) or for any other offence, imposed on him by any court or tribunal.

All of that is only valid if it happens within 10yrs to the presidential election for past crimes allegedly committed. The other section you're referring to is in the present terms.

Every other things here na commentary....the SANs will argue it out ,

OfficialAPCNig:

If you have taken time to read Peter Obi's 100 page petition, you won't be disgracing us here

Sebi you have read it, oya tell us how Obi won the election with figures and how you people arrived at the figure

LandMann:


The US SUPPORTED AND AIDED TINUBU AND HIS NADECO CREW MEMBERS when they where fighting Abacha... That is why they gave Tinubu a soft landing landing... TINUBU was "fighting" for democracy, so he was a friend of the US and they allowed him to use some of his illegally acquired wealth to fight Abacha...

Why would the US do this?

They no longer had free access to Nigeria's crude oil via several of their controlled oil companies in Nigeria because Abacha threw a spanner in their wheels of operation, being a dictator.

I wanted to ignore your thread,
But to correct you on this,
The supposed crime happened in 1993,
And Nadeco was 1998

MRSALT:
Subsection d. is where Peter Obi's lawyers are standing upon, not subsection e. Look at the later paragraph of subsection d. again
...or a sentence of imprisonment or fine for any offence involving dishonesty or fraud (by whatever name called) or for any other offence, imposed on him by any court or tribunal.

Does that apply to courts anywhere in the world?

LandMann:
This is an excerpt from Nigeria's constitution:

137. (1) A person shall not be qualified for election to the office of President if -

(a) subject to the provisions of section 28 of this Constitution, he has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a country other than Nigeria or, except in such cases as may be prescribed by the National Assembly, he has made a declaration of allegiance to such other country; or

(b) he has been elected to such office at any two previous elections; or

(c) under the law in any part of Nigeria, he is adjudged to be a lunatic or otherwise declared to be of unsound mind;

or

(d) he is under a sentence of death imposed by any competent court of law or tribunal in Nigeria or a sentence of imprisonment or fine for any offence involving dishonesty or fraud (by whatever name called) or for any other offence, imposed on him by any court or tribunal or substituted by a competent authority for any other sentence imposed on him by such a court or tribunal; or

(e) within a period of less than ten years before the date of the election to the office of President he has been convicted and sentenced for an offence involving dishonesty or he has been found guilty of the contravention of the Code of Conduct;

Source [url] http://www.nigeria-law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNigeria.htm[/url]

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Based on bolded above I believe supreme court or tribunal will discard one of Peter Obi's and Labour Party's prayers relating to this issue of Tinubu being indicted or convicted in the past because it happened over 20 years ago whereas the constitution sets a 10 years limit

Simple fact is that Tinubu was NEVER qualified to govern Lagos based what you pointed out above. So, he violated a bigger constitutional provision which permanently disqualifies him from holding public office in Nigeria. You people no sabi law and consequences of violating laws. Once it proven that he was a druglord, which he was, his Senatorial and governorship offices become null and VOID ab initio. Just like Ben Johnson was stripped of his Olympic gold medal, Tinubu would lose his senatorial and his Excellency appellation. Only a pardon would save him from jail.
Peter Obi's case on Tinubu drug matters goes beyond February 25 Presidential elections.

buharitill2023:
I wanted to ignore your thread,
But to correct you on this,
The supposed crime happened in 1993,
And Nadeco was 1998

A simple Google search would save you the embarrassment

They have no case against Tinubu, reason they have resorted to tasteless shenanigans..
I wonder how those 'charge and bail' lawyers hired by Obi got their SAN title.