The Supreme Court has ordered the Gombe State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal to re-try the petition against the election of governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The tribunal had earlier dismissed the petition filed by the African Democratic Congress (ADC), challenging the victory of Dankwambo in the April guber elections.
The petition was nullified and dismissed by the tribunal over the question of competency of the petitioner’s lawyer, Sam Kagbo, as a legal practitioner.

The petitioner’s lawyer had signed the petition as Sam Kagbo whereas on the roll of lawyers, the name is Sam Peter Kagbo.

The respondent raised objection to that effect and prayed the tribunal to dismiss the petition.
The tribunal, however, agreed with the respondent’s counsel and consequently dismissed the petition.
Not satisfied with the ruling, the ADC approached the Court of Appeal challenging the decision.
The Court of Appeal ordered the tribunal to re-try the petition.

Not satisfied, Dakwambo had approached the apex court seeking to set aside the decision of the Court of Appeal.

The apex court unanimously dismissed the appeal on grounds that the tribunal had only emphasised on technicalities in arriving at its decision.
In the lead judgement, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun held that the tribunal was wrong to have dismissed the petition on ground of technicalities.
The apex court, however, returned the petition to the tribunal to be tried on its merit.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/supreme-court-orders-retrial-of-petition-against-dakwambo/

Obviously! It's a PDP state!!

Great decision

make I just dey watch APC maltreat our small democracy..

THIS CAN ONLY HAPPEN IN PDP STATES

PRYCE:
Obviously! It's a PDP state!!

Read the technicality....


The case wasn't dismissed on lack of merit, but lawyer's name...

Doesn't mean the Plaintiff will win the case..

modath:



Read the technicality....


The case wasn't dismissed on lack of merit, but lawyer's name...

Doesn't mean the Plaintiff will win the case..

They would rather wail than read.

These are good times for lawyers.

Buhari controls all arms of government without having to make a single call....Everyone wants to please him....

And even if he make the calls, one must admit, one of the things done in building a dynasty is silencing ur oppositions and clearing all potential threats

Crucify me if u wanna


And hey!! Its my birthday

Nations are developing.....
APC are ploting to remove all PDP governors.....
Nigerian economy is going down......
Youths are traveling abroad....
Politicians are flexing and taking pictures in India....
Army are lieing in sambisa.....


Which way my mother's land?

Adc Co, apc ni

hmmm

I deh cum.

This is not an era where everything will just be swept under the carpet.

They need to know that things have changed. They always believe that all the rubbish they did they will go away with it without questioning and wail at any attempt to question them now.

Get used to it man. You messed up over a lot at things have changed or still changin.

And people need to stop crying.

ADC is not APC. So take buredi and coke and relax.

Technicality ko technology ni.

dustmalik:
They would rather wail than read.

we prefer to be wailers than readers.

Ok. Next!

This govenment is a big scam

dustmalik:

They would rather wail than read.

Dem matter don tire, aswerigod..

Can they even comprehend the subject matter of the article ?

Smh..... These things happening in pdp states only........Nonsense

modath:

Read the technicality....
The case wasn't dismissed on lack of merit, but lawyer's name...
Doesn't mean the Plaintiff will win the case..

ok geskia you have time. why would you respond intelligently to someone whose only purpose in commenting on threads is to be the first to comment.

you don disappoint me sef. i have vexed

modath:


Read the technicality....

The case wasn't dismissed on lack of merit, but lawyer's name...
Doesn't mean the Plaintiff will win the case..

Thanks for the free education given the lad....not all d educated are literates

so apc wants to hijack all pdp states by force, am more concerned about rivers cause the pdp must not give up that state no matter what, since the apc has hijacked the last hope of the masses the judiciary, I think it's time for rivers pdp to click the militancy button, they must not give up that state, and never put hope on INEC or the judiciary.

It's well