ABUJA – The Supreme Court has upheld the outcome of the April 11, 2015, governorship election that produced Governor Darius Ishaku of the People Democratic Party, PDP. A seven-man panel of Justices of the apex court, in a unanimous judgment this afternoon, dismissed the the appeal that was lodged by Senator Aisha Jumai Alhassan of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour who delivered the lead verdict, affirmed the earlier judgment of the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal ‎which declared Gov Ishaku as the valid winner of the gubernatorial contest. “I am of the firm view that there is no merit in this appeal and it is hereby dismissed. The Judgment of the ‎Court of Appeal is affirmed and the election of governor Darius Ishaku is hereby upheld”, Justice Rhodes-Vivour held.

However, the apex court panel reserved its reasons for the judgement till February 22. Senator Alhassan who is currently the Minister of Women affairs, had prayed the apex court to set aside the verdict of the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal which earlier upheld governor Ishaku’s election. Ishaku-Darius ‎It will be recalled that the appellate court had on December 31, 2015, reversed the judgment of the Taraba State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which nullified Ishaku’s election. In voiding the decision of the tribunal, a five-man panel of Justices of the appellate court, held that Ishaku, validly won the governorship contest. It maintained that the Justice Musa Danladi Abubakar led tribunal,‎ “grossly misdirected itself”, when it not only nullified governor Ishaku’s election, but went ahead to declare the APC candidate winner.

Justice Abdul Aboki who read the lead judgment, said the tribunal acted outside its jurisdiction when it invalidated Ishaku’s election on the premise that he was not validly nominated by the PDP. The appellate court stressed that the issue of nomination of a candidate by a political party “is clearly a pre-election matter which no tribunal has the jurisdiction to entertain”.

‎According to the court, neither the APC nor its candidate, Alhassan, had the requisite locus-standi to query the outcome of the PDP governorship primary election that produced Ishaku. ‎It emphasised that under section 87(9) of the Electoral Act, only those that participated in the said PDP primary election, has the statutory right to challenge its outcome at the Federal High Court or State High Court. ‎The appellate court said contention on whether the PDP rightly or wrongly conducted its governorship primary election, did not fall within matters that could be entertained by an election petition tribunal.

: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/breaking-taraba-poll-supreme-court-upholds-gov-ishakus-election/

chai Mama Taraba don become tarabarised in this APC shit

Thank you APC for giving a lifeline to the opposition. You can choose to kill every opposition but you didn't. To all persons saying PMB is anti-judiciary just because he's going against the very few that looted our common resources should come read the news and many others. Thank you PMB. Nigerians are grateful

nice one. please sir, pay us our state allawe #nysc_tins

THE SUPREME COURT IS PDP, PDP IS THE SUPREME COURT








QUOTE ME ANYWHERE

Ngenenguenu gbawe n co will surely commit suicide today
Unanimous judgement baby....

More wailing. Dakuku Peterside can also wail on behalf of Mama Taraba. Chai. Chai.

Is that not the madam who was referred to as "your Excellency" by Buhari during her swearing-in as a minister? From mama Taraba to ordinary mama Jalingo. Supreme Court wicked sha.

jmichlins:
Thank you APC for giving a lifeline to the opposition. You can choose to kill every opposition but you didn't. To all persons saying PMB is anti-judiciary just because he's going against the very few that looted our common resources should come read the news and many others. Thank you PMB. Nigerians are grateful

PMB himself said that the judiciary was his major problem. Didn't you hear it?

PDP!

Some people just wetted their pants.

Supreme Court is partisan! Chickena.

I smell incompetence all over.

jmichlins:
Thank you APC for giving a lifeline to the opposition.

The celebrating celebrants can celebrate eeh!!

jmichlins:
You can choose to kill every opposition but you didn't.

He can, he tried but failed woefully.

jmichlins:
To all persons saying PMB is anti-judiciary just because he's going against the very few that looted our common resources should come read the news and many others. Thank you PMB. Nigerians are grateful

One more achievement recorded!

My submission is this:

Just do anything. Yes, I mean ANYTHING! to get that post, supreme Court will uphold it. No be supreme Court?

Path to fairness heralded once again! Win at the polls rather than pursuing cheap victories at the courts! Nigeria must move away from obtaining elective offices through the courts in that it defeats, obviates the sacred relevance of holding elections.

PDP POWER

gonzaga:



PMB himself said that the judiciary was his major problem. Didn't you hear it?

The message is very simple that if you take away hate and use #commonsense you will see the message he's passing. Every Nigerian knows that the judiciary that senses a petty thief to life imprisonment and someone like Igbinedion that stole billions to 2yrs with option of fine is a problem to justice system

gonzaga:



PMB himself said that the judiciary was his major problem. Didn't you hear it?

when the tribunals and high courts were sacking people up and down, you guys accussed him of such now you think he failed What is wrong with you guys sef

Tallesty1:
The celebrating celebrants can celebrate eeh!!He can, he tried but failed woefully.One more achievement recorded!

gonzaga:



PMB himself said that the judiciary was his major problem. Didn't you hear it?

when the tribunals and high courts were sacking people up and down, you guys accussed him of such now you think he failed What is wrong with you guys sef

Sai mama zombies will not like this news.



Shout out to my friend Voughas and my guys there for rejecting the scam called "changi".


Cc Voughas:Two bottles of origin for me as promised.

our judiciary is in a total mess, does it mean that other judges that gave judgement in favour of apc are biased or they gave wrong judgement? So many unanswerable question in this country.

APC can take taraba if they like

Bad market for APC

jmichlins:
Thank you APC for giving a lifeline to the opposition. You can choose to kill every opposition but you didn't. To all persons saying PMB is anti-judiciary just because he's going against the very few that looted our common resources should come read the news and many others. Thank you PMB. Nigerians are grateful

It's only a drunk that will think in such hazardous manner. So in your tiny witty little mind it was apc and Buhari that did not interfere with the judgment? My friend take some chill pill and receive the grace to think properly.

wallex1983:
Supreme Court is partisan! Chickena.

I smell incompetence all over.

Not only smell you cook!

wallex1983:
My submission is this:

Just do anything. Yes, I mean ANYTHING! to get that post, supreme Court will uphold it. No be supreme Court?

Wailing dullard!

The supreme court only did the needful! If the last general election was ajudged the best in the history of nigeria then it is only wisdom that it should also have the lowest rate of annulment.

PDP power to the people. APC shame!

jmichlins:

when the tribunals and high courts were sacking people up and down, you guys accussed him of such now you think he failed What is wrong with you guys sef

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The judgment pain am!


Dude take a chill pill.

CharlesPhc:
Now the CJN should immediately set up a panel for the investigation of the Judges of the Court of Appeal and Tribunals that gave contradictory and suspicious judegements against PDP governors in PDP won states now being upturned or corrected by the Apex Court

You should rather say their licenses should be withdrawn because they don't know the law

With all these, it appears to me that it is what the judges want to do that they find relevant laws to back up.

Quote me!

Soon, Sahara reporters will come to wail on how PDP and Ishaku procured the judgement from the CJN after meeting in Sambisa and Owerri to bribe our esteemed judges. But APC getting favourable appeal and tribunal judgements were fair. Zombies, Oya the court is in your ball.. hehehehe

suxkill:
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The judgment pain am!


Dude take a chill pill.

hey mate am not a member of any political party unlike you guys that wail and weep for a party, I wail for a better Nigeria