Omeiza Ajayi

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has insisted on its earlier decision to bar the ruling All Progressives Congress APC from fielding candidates for state and federal elections in Zamfara state.

The commission which had earlier said it would release the final list of governorship and state assembly candidates on Thursday however stated this late Wednesday in a statement by Festus Okoye, one of its National Commissioners and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee. The statement reads: “The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) met today, 30th January 2019 and among other things approved the final list of candidates for the Governorship State Assembly and FCT Area Council elections scheduled to hold on 2nd March 2019. On the whole, there are 1, 066 candidates for the Governorship elections, 14, 583 for the State Assembly elections and 806 for the FCT Area Council elections broken down into 105 Chairmanship candidates and 701 Councillorship candidates. “The Commission reviewed the situation concerning the All Progressives Congress (APC) fielding candidates for the Governorship and State Assembly elections in Zamfara State. Commission noted that there are two court judgements on the matter one from a State High Court in Gusau and the other from a Federal High Court in Abuja. The former judgement clearly said that the APC conducted primaries in Zamfara State, contrary to the position of the Commission. On the other hand, the Federal High Court in Abuja ruled that the party did not conduct valid primaries and therefore is ineligible to field candidates for the elections.

The Commission would like to reaffirm its commitment to obeying all court judgements, even when it disagrees with them. However, these are clearly two contradictory judgements delivered by two courts of coordinate jurisdiction on the same day. “Consequently, the Commission has decided to maintain its original position that the party in question did not conduct primaries and therefore, in line with Section 87 of the Electoral Act 20l0 (as amended), is not eligible to field candidates for the National Assembly, Governorship and State Assembly elections in Zamfara State. “Commission also reviewed various aspects of its preparedness for the 20l9 general elections and expressed satisfaction with the overall preparations for the elections. A meeting with all the Resident Electoral Commissioners will take place next week to further review the state of preparedness of each State”, INEC stated. (Credit: Vanguard)

Source:
http://www.insiderpostonline.com/news/just-in-inec-maintains-stance-on-zamfara-apc/

Good.....It's a nice development
Rivers state own coming up too
We won't let this bloodsuckers continue sliding us deeper into poverty

Ftc.


a-faeces!





change!

Clerverly Clerverly Clerverly

INEC wins my respect on this. Way to go. Channels TV just confirmed it.

Waiting for the Magic in Rivers State

PDP already has 6 senators
God bless you Atiku/Obi

Still waiting for the comments of those who said INEC must accept one of the two judgements by accepting APC lists and leaving the other. They ignorantly said one of the judgement is interpreting while the other is declaratory... Zamfara and Rivers gone!

Even Sharia Justice Tanko Mohammed can't help them on this one because APC violated the Electoral Act in Zamfara and Rivers. Other States also have big issues because APC is known for violating our laws

Yeah.INEC truly independent. When they take a decision that favour apc I do hop pdp will not write letter to eu/uk/usa

This is like music in my......

APC jagajaga

bedspread:
Waiting for the Magic in Rivers State

Would this be ur comment if they had said otherwise?


Now its no longer "Buhari is controlling INEC"

This is not good for some people. I commend INEC in being able to handle this situation of dual court order

Apshit will die naturally next month after the election.
Welcome PDP!

If this decision is against pdp now they would have started wailing and accusing the FG of compromising the inec

ozo13:
Yeah.INEC truly independent. When they take a decision that favour apc I do hop pdp will not write letter to eu/uk/usa

Olodo. He was clearly referring to senators from both Rivers and Zamfara. For your mind you don run analyse. Puma!!

Don't mind Ngeneukwuenu who thought that by posting the zamfara judgement and taking it to a nairaland frontpage will force INEC to rescind their stand.

Bunch of loud jokers

Same INEC that they said is compromised in favour of APC. If it were PDP candidates that were disqualified, they will forget the substance of the case and call world press conference.

eyeview:
Don't mind Ngeneukwuenu who thought that by posting the zamfara judgement and taking it to a nairaland frontpage will force INEC to rescind their stand.

Bunch of loud jokers

NgeneUkwuewu can now go and hit his head on the rock

Very good

eyeview:
Don't mind Ngeneukwuenu who thought that by posting the zamfara judgement and taking it to a nairaland frontpage will force INEC to rescind their stand.

Bunch of loud jokers

Let them keep putting whatever they like on front page, Onnoghen issue would shut their mouth later.

All of them would have their mouths grown bigger and bigger because of their fake news and propaganda like their mentor, Lai Mohammed

6 Senators now in the bag of PDP

Saraki for Senate president

This INEC may just be Independent.

APC using the courts to bend laws has not deterred them from keeping to the set rules.

In failbuhari, God will show that he is truly a Nigerian.

Buhari has just lost in two states before election:Zamfara and River.

pdp will be happy on this but when is other way round ,they cry fowl

APC might not stand by 2023

Buhari is just the center of gravity, take him out, the party will collapse

The fraction in most of the states chapter is just too much

If not for yaradua death that broke PDP time table, APC for no come lime light

God bless INEC for this. This is the meaning of being independent

INEC ready to comply with court orders on Zamfara but for contradictory judgements.

id911:
Still waiting for the comments of those who said INEC must accept one of the two judgements by accepting APC lists and leave the other. They ignorantly said one of the judgement is interpreting while the other is declaratory... Zamfara and Rivers gone!

Even Sharia Justice Tanko Mohammed can't help them on this one because APC violated the Electoral Act in Zamfara and Rivers. Other States also have big issues because APC is known for violating our laws

Is it not obvious that everyone knows the Justices in NL that said all those?
Justices senatordave1, mod in the house and co.,report!

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