Bayelsa Speaker refuses to vacate seat after A’Court sacking

http://www.punchng.com/bayelsa-speaker-refuses-vacate-seat-acourt-sacking/

The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has sacked the Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Mr. Kombowei Benson.

A copy of the appellate court’s judgment, which was obtained by THE PUNCH, indicated that the April 2015 election that returned Benson as a member of the House was nullified on December 9, 2015.

However, 40 days after the court’s judgment nullifying Benson’s victory, the Speaker has remained in office.



Last Thursday, the Speaker even chaired the House that received the 2016 Appropriation Bill of the state government from Governor Seriake Dickson.

The Speaker was sacked in a case filed by Mr. Ebifaghe Orunimighe, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the House of Assembly seat in Southern Ijaw Constituency 4.

The APC candidate had challenged the victory of Kombowei on the grounds that election did not take place in four wards and that in the areas where election took place, there were cases of over-voting.

Oruminighe particularly said in his petition that there was no election in Olodiama Ward 3, Apoi Ward 15, Forupa Ward 14 and Ukubie Ward 16.

On October 16, 2015, the House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal presided over by Justice Ononnaeze Madu dismissed Orunimighe’s petition for lack of proofs.

But justices Mohammed Garba, Ejembi Eko and Stephen Adah, who sat on the appeal panel that delivered the judgment set aside the decision of the tribunal and upheld the prayers of Oruminighe.

In the judgment delivered by Justice Eko, the panel decided that the appellants proved with their evidence that there was no election in Appoi Ward, yet results were posted in result sheets that were earlier snatched and collated into the overall results of the constituency.

The panel, which also held that there was an inexplicable over voting, said, “The line of attack by the appellants under issue 2 is that upon proper evaluation of exhibit P vis-a-vis the total number of vote cast at the election put at 34,985 as announced by INEC, there was an inexplicable over voting.

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Take the seat home if you are scared of loosing it.

Ever since bubu stopped obeying court orders chaos has reigned supreme

kk

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Season of court disobedience after the order of King Bubu.

Buhary why

Confusion Everywhere

#in lasisi's voice

This is an End time speaker with an End time seat.

NA BUHARI START TO DEY BREAK THE LAW SO MAKE WE DEY BREAK AM DEY GO,

Well, he is only taking steps after tyrant Buhari. He has done no evil as far as this lawless administration is concerned

Na change they need




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Hmmmmmm what is this country turning into from federal level to common citizens. lawless country

Who is complaining about this?

When my presidio started flouting court orders we didn't cry foul..now the chickens have come to roost.

I'm beginning to dislike baba's ways

Ok

No problem,he can carry the seat to his village

The new speaker yaff dash him

Ijaw people have a problem with obeying constituted authorities.

Everything to them is show of force.

Seraki Dickson and that foolish Senator Obama Obanikoro Ben Bruce will not see this one to talk about coz it lacks common sense.

how dt one take concern me ?

Na APC led Fed. Govt.started the impunity and disobedience of court orders.

I foreseen it coming datz y we warned dat old tyrant in d AsoRock to respect d rule of law but he said no.

When the head is bad, the body begins to take a bad shape.


It all started from the Top...

hia did is not news na. na buhari way na. abeg mak una leave d speaker alone jor

CR77:

but he still won, irregardless of your inconsequential town

Hmm...Disregarding of Court's order everywhere...Nigeria Judiciary System needs to be sanitized because of numerous unscrupulous judgements carried out these days. I think Naija Lawyers and Judges self are already compromised because they cant even stand by their own words but enriching themselves at the detriment of the Plaintiffs or defendants.

hehe!
i like d direction Nigeria is heading

i like this

He has learn from baba clueless... we are now in moment when court orders are no longer obeyed.. Sorry for 9ja

Well its apc way

Dey shud drag him outa. Nonsense

not surprised At all because if the head disobey orders from the court who will