The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday reserved judgment
in three separate appeals brought before it by Senator Dino
Melaye challenging the decision of the National Assembly
Election Petition Tribunal, which, last month quashed his
election as the Senator Representing Kogi West Senatorial
District at the National Assembly.
The three separate appeals were brought by the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC ) and Dino Melaye, praying the appellate
court to set aside the majority decision of the tribunal and
restore the victory of Dino Melaye.
Justice Abubakar Datti Yahaya, who presided over the
three-member panel of Justices of the Court of Appeal that
sat on the appeals announced that the date for the delivery
of judgement would be communicated to parties as it is
fixed.
PDP, represented by Jubrin Okutepa (SAN) in his final
argument prayed the Appeal Court to set aside the majority
decision of the tribunal against Melaye on the ground of
denial of fair hearing and refusal to evaluate evidence
adduced during the hearing of the petition.
The party claimed that the tribunal failed to evaluate the
testimonies of its witnesses while no reference was made to
all the documentary evidence it supplied before the tribunal
came to a wrong conclusion of over voting, even when the
petitioner did not tender voter register.
The party, on its platform that Dino contested and won the
election, urged the Court of Appeal to invoke section 16 of
the Court of Appeal Act and dismiss the appeal for lacking
in merit.
In the second appeal filed by INEC, through its lawyer, Kola
Olowokere, the Appeal Court was urged to dismiss the
allegation of mutilation of election results and favouring a
particular candidate as alleged by the petitioner, Senator
Smart Adeyemi.
The electoral body argued that finding of over voting by the
tribunal was wrong and baseless because the voter register
and result of election in 2015 tallied with the result in the
disputed area.
The electoral body alleged that the tribunal did not evaluate
the exhibits it tendered to prove that there was no over
voting and pleaded that appeal be allowed.
In the third appeal filed by Dino Melaye and argued by Dr.
Onyeachi Ikpeazu (SAN), the appellate court was urged to
set aside the over voting decision of the tribunal because it
was based on hearsay instead of polling units agents’ result.
Ikpeazu drew the attention of the Justices to the fact that
only three witnesses were called, adding that the evidence
of the three witnesses based on hearsay cannot justify the
cancellation of the senatorial election.
Melaye’s counsel further submitted that mutilation of result
sheet was untenable because the final result of senatorial
election was endorsed by agents of the candidates and the
parties, and that the petitioners failed to establish that the
alleged mutilated result substantially affected the final result
collation.
However, Senator Adeyemi and the All Progressives
Congress (APC) pleaded with the appellate court to dismiss
the tree petitions because the petitioners were not denied
fair hearing and that the tribunal based its findings on over
voting on the report of INEC which comprehensively
contained the number of collected voter cards, unit by unit.
Adeyemi and APC through their counsel, Adekunle Otitoju,
argued that INEC bridged an order of the federal high court
to the effect that the senatorial election result must be
collated and announced in Kabba, the senatorial district
headquarters and not in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital as
done by the electoral body.
They alleged that while their agents were in Kabba waiting
for the collation, the INEC officials and agents of the
appellants allegedly colluded and secretly moved the result
collation to Lokoja where the result sheets were allegedly
mutilated to favour Melaye.
They insisted that mutilation of results, dated February 25
instead of February 23, was so apparent and that over voting
was so established that the petitioners won with over
48,000 votes.
They therefore urged the court to dismiss the appeal and
uphold the majority decision of the tribunal.



https://tribuneonlineng.com/kogi-west-appeal-court-reserves-judgment-in-dino-melayes-appeal/

Appeal court judges sitting on the case should do the needful. meanwhile, Dino Melaye released new track, watch and listen .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9YcUzVaiuk

Ok

Hmmm

This is actually not a good time/season for Dino

Observing in 5D...

good

Nice one

Pdp,Apc,tribunal,Court of appeal,Dino,Adeyemi Smart
All of una dey maddddddddddddd.


To that MannaBBQ NL,I dey find you
Need to tell you something.Abeg drop you address.

And to Buhari,you were asked a question at the UNGA,dullard just started reading the script they wrote for him which was totally not in correlation to the question he was ask.
How did we get here

zse

politrickians and their wahala....

dino and smart are unfortunate thing to happen to kogi west.

Dino malaye, the political bulldozer of kogi state, the slayer of yahaya Bella, the most vibrant and active senator currently in NASS, the political comedian of our time. lol...mehn this man is just too much. Congratulations to him.

Dino the clown

Dino won the elections square and Fair.



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So they called in only 3 witnesses and cancelled an election based on hearsay without proper verification and ignored evidences of a duely conducted election. Nonsense tribunal

I think its time we get a new straight rule for our elections, this present one has loopholes everywhere. 97% of elections in Nigeria are always contested in court after the election.

We all know who normally gets h.b.p. whenever he see Melaye in the N.A.
Definitely not the people of Kogi west who freely gave him their mandates.

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The election was clearly won by Dino, and if reconducted will be won times and over by Dino. Smart has been rejected.

Three against one this time around.PDP,INEC and Dino against Smart Adeyemi.I wonder why election Tribunal is full of kangaroo judgements.

9jahotblog:
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday reserved judgment
in three separate appeals brought before it by Senator Dino
Melaye challenging the decision of the National Assembly
Election Petition Tribunal, which, last month quashed his
election as the Senator Representing Kogi West Senatorial
District at the National Assembly.
The three separate appeals were brought by the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC ) and Dino Melaye, praying the appellate
court to set aside the majority decision of the tribunal and
restore the victory of Dino Melaye.
Justice Abubakar Datti Yahaya, who presided over the
three-member panel of Justices of the Court of Appeal that
sat on the appeals announced that the date for the delivery
of judgement would be communicated to parties as it is
fixed.
PDP, represented by Jubrin Okutepa (SAN) in his final
argument prayed the Appeal Court to set aside the majority
decision of the tribunal against Melaye on the ground of
denial of fair hearing and refusal to evaluate evidence
adduced during the hearing of the petition.
The party claimed that the tribunal failed to evaluate the
testimonies of its witnesses while no reference was made to
all the documentary evidence it supplied before the tribunal
came to a wrong conclusion of over voting, even when the
petitioner did not tender voter register.
The party, on its platform that Dino contested and won the
election, urged the Court of Appeal to invoke section 16 of
the Court of Appeal Act and dismiss the appeal for lacking
in merit.
In the second appeal filed by INEC, through its lawyer, Kola
Olowokere, the Appeal Court was urged to dismiss the
allegation of mutilation of election results and favouring a
particular candidate as alleged by the petitioner, Senator
Smart Adeyemi.
The electoral body argued that finding of over voting by the
tribunal was wrong and baseless because the voter register
and result of election in 2015 tallied with the result in the
disputed area.
The electoral body alleged that the tribunal did not evaluate
the exhibits it tendered to prove that there was no over
voting and pleaded that appeal be allowed.
In the third appeal filed by Dino Melaye and argued by Dr.
Onyeachi Ikpeazu (SAN), the appellate court was urged to
set aside the over voting decision of the tribunal because it
was based on hearsay instead of polling units agents’ result.
Ikpeazu drew the attention of the Justices to the fact that
only three witnesses were called, adding that the evidence
of the three witnesses based on hearsay cannot justify the
cancellation of the senatorial election.
Melaye’s counsel further submitted that mutilation of result
sheet was untenable because the final result of senatorial
election was endorsed by agents of the candidates and the
parties, and that the petitioners failed to establish that the
alleged mutilated result substantially affected the final result
collation.
However, Senator Adeyemi and the All Progressives
Congress (APC) pleaded with the appellate court to dismiss
the tree petitions because the petitioners were not denied
fair hearing and that the tribunal based its findings on over
voting on the report of INEC which comprehensively
contained the number of collected voter cards, unit by unit.
Adeyemi and APC through their counsel, Adekunle Otitoju,
argued that INEC bridged an order of the federal high court
to the effect that the senatorial election result must be
collated and announced in Kabba, the senatorial district
headquarters and not in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital as
done by the electoral body.
They alleged that while their agents were in Kabba waiting
for the collation, the INEC officials and agents of the
appellants allegedly colluded and secretly moved the result
collation to Lokoja where the result sheets were allegedly
mutilated to favour Melaye.
They insisted that mutilation of results, dated February 25
instead of February 23, was so apparent and that over voting
was so established that the petitioners won with over
48,000 votes.
They therefore urged the court to dismiss the appeal and
uphold the majority decision of the tribunal.



https://tribuneonlineng.com/kogi-west-appeal-court-reserves-judgment-in-dino-melayes-appeal/

Ah, we’re (C)going out the same way we came (G)in
Don’t matter who you know or where you’ve (C)been
Makes no difference who you are
Skid row (F)joe or super star
You’re (C)going out the (G)same way you came (C)in

We were (C)born into this world without a (F)thing
And we (C)leave it just as naked as we (G)came
You may (C)drive a coup de ville
Own a (F)mansion on a hill
Don’t mean (C)nothing when St (G)Peter calls your (C)name

Ah, you’re (C)going out the same way you came (G)in
Someone will notify you’re next of (C)kin
Some will weep and some will moan
Some may (F)spit upon your stone
But you’re (C)going out the (G)same way you came (C)in

C-G-C-C

Oh they’ll (C)lay you out in all your fancy (F)clothes
And they’ll (C)figure out just who and what you (G)owe
Then the (C)lawyers line their nests
And your (F)kinfolk get the rest
No (C)you can’t take it (G)with you when you (C)go (D) Change of key! (optional)

Ah, you’re (D)going out the same way we came (A)in
Makes no difference who you know or where you’ve (D)been
Makes no difference who you are
Skid row (G)Joe or super star
You’re (D)going out the (A)same way you came (D)in

Repeat last chorus

Yeah, you’re (D)going out the (A)same way we came (D)in

He now took the tribunal judgment serious since he lost out on the kogi primary election. All the way, congrats Dino. Supreme court awaits you both.
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Bro Dino should not worry because the master is in his team (Onyeachi Ikpeazu (SAN)

Dino going, going, gone! If Dino survives this one he's probably Peter the rock
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