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Election Petitions: Supreme Court Criticises INEC For Partisan Role by Sultanchidi(m): 8:24pm On Feb 26, 2016 |
The Supreme Court on Friday condemned what it described as recent partisan roles played by the Independent National Electoral Commission in election petition cases. A seven-man bench of the apex court led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, made this observation while giving reasons for its earlier judgment affirming the election of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State. The Supreme Court had upheld the three separate appeals by Ikpeazu, his party, the Peoples Democratic Party; and INEC, in its judgments delivered on February 3, 2016, and fixed today to give the reasons for its decision. The three appellants were all challenging the judgment of the Owerri Division of the Court of Appeal delivered on December 31, 2015, which removed Ikpeazu as governor and declared the All Progressive Grand Alliance’s governorship candidate, Dr. Alex Otti, as the rightful winner of the April 11, 2015 poll. Justice Suleiman Galadima, who read the apex court’s lead judgments in the three separate appeals, upturned the verdict of the Court of Appeal, but took a swipe at INEC while considering the commission’s appeal. He noted, “My lords, permit me to make this comment in the light of the recent events in respect of the stance of the appellant, the Independent National Electoral Commission. “In election petition, INEC, readily takes over the case of a party who lost at the court below to prosecute the appeal. “This appeal is one such example. Is INEC not expected to be neutral and discharge its duties statutory responsibilities in all electoral matters? “Why does it cry hoarse more than the bereaved? “Based on the notice of appeal, INEC should refrain from doing this as it is capable of impugning its integrity and impartiality.” www.punchng.com/election-petitions-supreme-court-criticises-inec-partisan-role/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter |
Re: Election Petitions: Supreme Court Criticises INEC For Partisan Role by Lazyreporta(m): 8:37pm On Feb 26, 2016 |
Re: Election Petitions: Supreme Court Criticises INEC For Partisan Role by tsephanyah(f): 8:37pm On Feb 26, 2016 |
and then |
Re: Election Petitions: Supreme Court Criticises INEC For Partisan Role by tinkinjow: 9:34pm On Feb 26, 2016 |
Re: Election Petitions: Supreme Court Criticises INEC For Partisan Role by Nobody: 10:39pm On Feb 26, 2016 |
Who's paying INEC staff salary? Isn't not the fg so why wouldn't they be partial |
Re: Election Petitions: Supreme Court Criticises INEC For Partisan Role by chriskosherbal(m): 10:43pm On Feb 26, 2016 |
Okay alright. |
Re: Election Petitions: Supreme Court Criticises INEC For Partisan Role by OlujobaSamuel: 10:45pm On Feb 26, 2016 |
asuustrike2009:guess you don't know what the justice was referring to. the case in question is rivers and abia, inec appealed the 2 rulings from the tribunal and appeal court which was against the pdp then. the justice was only making a subtle reference to avoid nonsense talk from all the political parties involved in the case (pdp, apc and apga) |
Re: Election Petitions: Supreme Court Criticises INEC For Partisan Role by dechriscool(m): 11:41pm On Feb 26, 2016 |
asuustrike2009:i wept for you.If Jonathan took the same line.I don't think Buhari will be elected. |
Re: Election Petitions: Supreme Court Criticises INEC For Partisan Role by Nobody: 11:48pm On Feb 26, 2016 |
dechriscool:It had being like that from begining just that GEJ saw what was coming ahead before conceding defeat. 1 Like |
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