OVIHINNO:

I was taken aback with the supreme court judgement initially until I read the details of the judgement.
What's strange about the judgement? The facts of the case has been made bare, Votes in favor of HOPE wrongly cancelled were added back by the Supreme Court. He(Hope) now has the highest number of Votes consequently returned elected!
The question that arises then is, does the supreme court has power to add back votes already cancelled by INEC? From a layman's point view I think answer is YES. Hopefully in the days ahead legal luminaries will elucidate on this matter and the whole contentious issues will be adequately addressed

The Supreme court has the power to add back cancelled votes if they hold that it was cancelled illegally?

But these vites were not cancelled by INEC. If not INEC would not have declared the election conclusive in the 1st place. I am reading now that the SC says that they were not collated!!!

So who deliberately did not collate such a huge number for a single candidate?

INEC? I hardly doubt that cos we are talking about INEC against the ruling party here!

So again, who did?

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omenka:
Pdp losing a court case is a crime against humanity.

This one is new to us.

From democracy in danger to this. Very serious increment.

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omenka:
The nonsensical statement from the hypocrites in chief was well expected. Would have been amazed if it didnt come.

Still waiting for their trademark statements of Democracy being on death row by this judgement.

Such a catastrophe pdp is.

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omenka:
Fixed.

Ndi Iberibe party.

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nameo:


The Supreme court has the power to add back cancelled votes if they hold that it was cancelled illegally?

But these vites were not cancelled by INEC. If not INEC would not have declared the election conclusive on the 1st place. I am reading now that the SC says that they were not collated!!!

So who deliberately did not collate such a huge number for a single candidate?

INEC? I hardly doubt that cos we are talking about INEC against the ruling party here!

So again, who did?

I honestly think those votes where rejected by INEC due to say wide irregularities complained of by other parties.
How would votes not be collated? Was it that the inec returning officers failed to submit the results or what? Well like I said by tomorrow morning in Channel TV sunrise daily program this is gonna be a hot topic. Its definitely going to be expository

Bigflamie:
I don't just understand what's actually happening.

Buhari and co. are really biting more than they can chew. He's gonna be hit hard for his crimes against humanity.

I was very sad the day we lost all Senate, HoR, HoA and the Gubernatorial seats in Zamfara to PDP not through the ballot box but via judicial pronouncement but today, God has taken that gloom away by the same means, the judiciary.

Donald95:


You and I should be worried that the hope of a common citizen to get Justice in Nigeria (court) has been tampered with.

I remember in 2011 when boko Haram started by killing Igbos, many people supported them by at last, the fire consumed those that started it.

I don't care about APC or PDP, but whoever that wins an election should be allowed to govern.

Oga please stop this bullshit already! Which Book haram started killing Igbo's? ...there was no single time, I repeat, there was no any moment that Boko haram targeted any Igbo anywhere and killed him. Just stop spreading lies in the name of seeking public sympathy!

Thunder fire you there. If you don't understand how uzodinma came out victorious in supreme court then you need help.

What we should asking now is the collation officer of those units to come out to explain how did it happened, and if find guilty he should be prosecuted

So why did the supreme court not punish anyone?

seunmsg:


There is nothing strange in the judgement, it was simply the judiciary correcting the wrongs perpetrated by INEC and PDP.


What I actually found strange today is the information that INEC declared Ihedioha winner after cancelling APC votes in 388 polling units. They cancelled the voice/votes of over 200,000 voters just to be able to declare Ihedioha. I’m really disturbed that it took the intervention of the Supreme Court to stop such a fraudulent move. I shiver at the thought that they almost got away with silencing the electoral choices of over 200,000 valid voters.

What else will they say if not that democracy is in danger?

seunmsg:


There is nothing strange in the judgement, it was simply the judiciary correcting the wrongs perpetrated by INEC and PDP.


What I actually found strange today is the information that INEC declared Ihedioha winner after cancelling APC votes in 388 polling units. They cancelled the voice/votes of over 200,000 voters just to be able to declare Ihedioha. I’m really disturbed that it took the intervention of the Supreme Court to stop such a fraudulent move. I shiver at the thought that they almost got away with silencing the electoral choices of over 200,000 valid voters.

Did INEC add the votes of PDP and other parties from the 388 polling units?

Donald95:

And as intelligent you think you are, you believe that such votes where cancelled.

Such a pity such amount was wasted on your education

The judgement was not passed in the absence of counsel to Ihedioha. If there was no such cancelled votes, such judgement wouldn't have been possible. I think you need to apologize to your parents for spending so much on your education without corresponding value.

seunmsg:


There is nothing strange in the judgement, it was simply the judiciary correcting the wrongs perpetrated by INEC and PDP.


What I actually found strange today is the information that INEC declared Ihedioha winner after cancelling APC votes in 388 polling units. They cancelled the voice/votes of over 200,000 voters just to be able to declare Ihedioha. I’m really disturbed that it took the intervention of the Supreme Court to stop such a fraudulent move. I shiver at the thought that they almost got away with silencing the electoral choices of over 200,000 valid voters.

You raised a valid point. We should be looking at how and why INEC cancelled over 200,000 valid votes and still declared a candidate winner. In saner climes, the state INEC chairman and possibly the national chairman should resigned or be fired (and possibly prosecuted ).

DMerciful:
So why did the supreme court not punish anyone?

Anyone was not brought before the supreme Court for punishment.

Why? Without punishment, what will stop INEC from allocating votes at will? Do you know how much taxpayers money was wasted?

wirinet:

Anyone was not brought before the supreme Court for punishment.

DMerciful:
Why? Without punishment, what will stop INEC from allocating votes at will? Do you know how much taxpayers money was wasted?

This is besides the point.
You asked why the supreme court did not punish anyone, I told you that no one was brought before the supreme Court for punishment. A case has to come to the supreme Court all the way from the high courts before they can make judgements. Besides, it's the lower courts that punishes, the supreme Court either ratifies or dismiss.

But in this case there is neither dismissal nor ratification because the act of justice means there's consequences for injustice at the same time. Nothing systemic was done by the supreme court to improve the system. There is no way INEC should be allowed to go scot free!

wirinet:


This is besides the point.
You asked why the supreme court did not punish anyone, I told you that no one was brought before the supreme Court for punishment. A case has to come to the supreme Court all the way from the high courts before they can make judgements. Besides, it's the lower courts that punishes, the supreme Court either ratifies or dismiss.

seunmsg:


Nothing can be more hypocritical than the above statement credited to PDP. We can remove Imo and replace with Zamfara and see how APC felt when the same Supreme Court through its “token judgement” dashed the state to PDP.

The people of Zamfara rejected PDP at the polls but the state was handed over to the party by the token of Supreme Court judgement. The people of Zamfara have adjusted to life under the party they rejected at the polls, I’m sure the people of Imo will also adjust. Such is life!

Forget PDP and her wailers,

Court judgment favours PDP........ Democracy at work,

Court judgment favours APC...... Democracy under attack.

DMerciful:
So why did the supreme court not punish anyone?

The court cannot give what the applicant didn’t ask for. Except someone specifically ask the court to punish the perpetrators, the court cannot go out of its way to punish them.

seunmsg:


Nothing can be more hypocritical than the above statement credited to PDP. We can remove Imo and replace with Zamfara and see how APC felt when the same Supreme Court through its “token judgement” dashed the state to PDP.

The people of Zamfara rejected PDP at the polls but the state was handed over to the party by the token of Supreme Court judgement. The people of Zamfara have adjusted to life under the party they rejected at the polls, I’m sure the people of Imo will also adjust. Such is life!

Zamfara APC did not play by the rule and as such did not have a candidate. Same played out in Rivers. Learn to be objective in your submission.

Great2017:

Zamfara APC did not play by the rule and as such did not have a candidate. Same played out in Rivers. Learn to be objective in your submission.

And PDP played by the rules in Imo state by orchestrating the cancellation of vote cast in 388 polling units, right?

seunmsg:


Nothing can be more hypocritical than the above statement credited to PDP. We can remove Imo and replace with Zamfara and see how APC felt when the same Supreme Court through its “token judgement” dashed the state to PDP.

The people of Zamfara rejected PDP at the polls but the state was handed over to the party by the token of Supreme Court judgement. The people of Zamfara have adjusted to life under the party they rejected at the polls, I’m sure the people of Imo will also adjust. Such is life!

Even though I hate you passionately, I must say you made a maiden sense.

PeaceGord:



Even though I hate you passionately, I must say you made a maiden sense.

Hate is a very strong word to use. Why should you hate someone passionately because you disagree with his political choices? My brother, it’s not worth it.

seunmsg:


Hate is a very strong word to use. Why should you hate someone passionately because you disagree with his political choices? My brother, it’s not worth it.

You are acutely annoying in your political views.

I wonder how you live normally...

That your MannerBBQ cousin is worse.

Just go away.

seunmsg:


And PDP played by the rules in Imo state by orchestrating the cancellation of vote cast in 388 polling units, right?

Common sense should have informed you that elections conduct and result announcement are done by INEC. Again, the APC was the ruling party prior to the elections in Imo State. It is better you stopped throwing up conjecture.

seunmsg:


Nothing can be more hypocritical than the above statement credited to PDP. We can remove Imo and replace with Zamfara and see how APC felt when the same Supreme Court through its “token judgement” dashed the state to PDP.

The people of Zamfara rejected PDP at the polls but the state was handed over to the party by the token of Supreme Court judgement. The people of Zamfara have adjusted to life under the party they rejected at the polls, I’m sure the people of Imo will also adjust. Such is life!

imagine the kind of court we have and some is happy with all this replaced people voted by the people.