The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has fixed May 22 to entertain an application seeking Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa to recuse herself from sitting over the five-man panel on the election following alleged fear of preconceived bias.


The court had fixed Wednesday to begin pre-hearing session on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, challenging the outcome of the February 23 presidential election.

Bulkachua, also the President of the Court of Appeal, adjourned proceedings on the matter to allow the two petitioners file a formal application against her membership of the panel.


Earlier, Dr Levy Uzoukwu SAN, Counsel for both PDP and Abubakar, filed an oral application to be granted permission for all counsel to meet with the members of the panel in Chambers.

Bulkachua went ahead to grant the request by ordering a stand down on the matter.

Upon their arrival from chambers, Bulkachua immediately disclosed in the open court the informal call by the petitioners for her to withdraw from participating in the hearing of their petition.


She however said such an action must be formally placed before the court through an application that should be argued by all parties.

“The counsel for the two petitioners have raised an issue in chambers directing me to recuse myself from hearing their petition.

“This matter has initially been brought to my attention in a letter from the office of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, dated May 8.



“Their request is now in a public domain, but the counsel for the petitioners must approach the court with a formal application,” she said.

We reported that PDP and its presidential candidate in the Feb 23 general election are before the tribunal to challenge the outcome of the election.

In another development, the tribunal granted Coalition for Change (C4C) and its presidential candidate, Geff Ojinika permission to serve President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo with their petition through substituted means.



Bulkachua granted the leave following an exparte application brought to it by the applicants.

“The applicants are hereby granted leave to serve president Buhari and vice president Osinbajo with the petition challenging their victory through substituted means.

“The first and second respondents should be served via the National Secretariat of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in No.40 Blantyre Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja.”



We reports that the C4C and its presidential candidate had informed the court on their difficulty in serving their petition on Buhari and Osinbajo.

SOURCE: https://ugobestiky.com/atiku-vs-buhari-presidential-election-outcome-today-wednesday/

Stupid talk

DjCandyMusic:
Stupid talk

Like the PDP, you think court proceedings are litigated on pages of newspapers.

There's a clear conflict of interest,
She should step down from the hearing.

The Cameroonian has not seen anything yet. I just hope they aren't keeping Atiku in Dubai till he delivers NNPC as agreed.

princechurchill:
There's a clear conflict of interest,
She should step down from the hearing.

No she will not. We are only asking PDP to formerly file the case, so it can be comprehensively dismissed.

List of Supreme Court Judges In Wike/Dakuku Case And Justice Mary Odili.



1) Justice Muhammad Mahmud (CJN)

2) Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad,

3) Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta,

4) Kumai Byang Akaahs,

5) Kudirat Motonmori Olatokumbo kekere-kun,

6) John Inyang Okoro

7) Amiru Sanusi.



Justice Mary Odili excused herself from the case considering that she is from Rivers State and her husband is a PDP member.

This post is only putting to rest the misinformation that Justice Odili was among of the judges in the Wike/Dakuku’s case.



For those making excuse for Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa whose husband, 2 brothers and son are members of the ruling party and have cases in her court and her constituting all the election Appeal court tribunals is not only a conflict of interest but the infliction Of biggest injury on our judiciary and democratic values.



Justice Bulkachuwa must excuse herself from all election related cases and disbanding all the tribunals she constituted as their independence, objectives and fairness to all parties is grossly impaired.

Atiku dollars are going to futile
I really pity Atiku bcs he can't get any superlative result from this case

let me quickly remained PDP in case if there forgetting.
Justice Bulkachuwa husband was a PDP member and house of rep member representing Bauchi under PDP in 2003-2011 and same Bulkachuwa was presiding over opposition parties cases.
Justice Mary Odili a PDP staunch member's wife sat on Rivers APC matter in 2015 that looked into relocation of tribunal to Abuja.
Mary Odili sat on a matter in a case between Ali Modu Sherrif PDP faction and Wike's PDP faction, and Wike happens to be Peter Odili's boy same faction of PDP with Wike and Peter Odili is the husband of Justice Mary Odili.
Justice Anwuri Chikere is the wife of Hon Ken Chikere a PDP member representing Port Harcourt federal constitutency 2 presides over APC matters.
Hon Austin Opara former deputy speaker house of rep. and Wike main man a PDP member, his wife is a judge in Rivers and have been presiding on matters involving APC members.
Wike's wife is a judge and presides on APC members case in Rivers.
why now PDP? if the Dubia strategy is not working while not adopt the Cameroon advice?

Pdp can go to hell.

Jones4190:
let me quickly remained PDP in case if there forgetting.
Justice Bulkachuwa husband was a PDP member and house of rep member representing Bauchi under PDP in 2003-2011 and same Bulkachuwa was presiding over opposition parties cases.
Justice Mary Odili a PDP staunch member's wife sat on Rivers APC matter in 2015 that looked into relocation of tribunal to Abuja.
Mary Odili sat on a matter in a case between Ali Modu Sherrif PDP faction and Wike's PDP faction, and Wike happens to be Peter Odili's boy same faction of PDP with Wike and Peter Odili is the husband of Justice Mary Odili.
Justice Anwuri Chikere is the wife of Hon Ken Chikere a PDP member representing Port Harcourt federal constitutency 2 presides over APC matters.
Hon Austin Opara former deputy speaker house of rep. and Wike main man a PDP member, his wife is a judge in Rivers and have been presiding on matters involving APC members.
Wike's wife is a judge and presides on APC members case in Rivers.
why now PDP? if the Dubia strategy is not working while not adopt the Cameroon advice?

Lame

netpro:
The Cameroonian has not seen anything yet. I just hope they aren't keeping Atiku in Dubai till he delivers NNPC as agreed.

U r very brainsless