Iamgrey5:
A lot of people have said the judgment of the Supreme court is very funny.

First of all, the federal high court judgment which the supreme court upheld never removed the governor, it only disqualified the running mate.

Secondly, PDP only appealed the case after the Election not before. Apc actually won the appeal in the Appeal court.

donpapa:


I am not a lawyer, but do well to read section 36 of the electoral act. Yes, he was elected but the joint ticket only cease to bind them after they’ve been sworn in. Even though you and i know that it would be impossible for anyone to instigate litigation against the governor and the deputy because they enjoy immunity.

Meanwhile, the same right the APC has to appeal the High Court’s judgement is the same right PDP has to appeal the appellate court’s judgement at the Supreme Court. After all, it wasn’t a post-senatorial election matter that only ends at the Court of Appeal level.

Even if the SC erred on there judgement, I’m afraid it might not be upturned as there was no precedence in that regard. But then, anything can happen. We can only keep our fingers crossed as events unfolds in weeks to come.

Iamgrey5:
A lot of people have said the judgment of the Supreme court is very funny.

First of all, the federal high court judgment which the supreme court upheld never removed the governor, it only disqualified the running mate.

Secondly, PDP only appealed the case after the Election not before. Apc actually won the appeal in the Appeal court.

Iamgrey5:
A lot of people have said the judgment of the Supreme court is very funny.

First of all, the federal high court judgment which the supreme court upheld never removed the governor, it only disqualified the running mate.

Secondly, PDP only appealed the case after the Election not before. Apc actually won the appeal in the Appeal court.

Iamgrey5:
State the electoral act that supports the removal of a elected governor because his deputy wss disqualified?

Yes, it does because the Appeal court already passed a judgement in favour of the APC before the election.

Jobig:
pre election matter, makes it that Apc is not qualifies to via the Bayelsa election

Lostz:
you should remember APC only got an injunction from the 'appeal court" to participate in the election few days to election.
appeal court delivered their judgement after election .


the judgement did not remove the governor but you cannot go into an election without a deputy. since inec window for substitution of candidates is over; it means Lyon went into the election without a deputy which is also against the Constitution on joint tickets.


falana is no longer thinking properly.

1. the only judgement before election was that of the high court disqualifying APC.
2. APC only got an injunction to participate in the election.
3. appeal court delivered it judgement after election.

4. legal precedent said pre election cases are allowed to run their course in Nigeria court even after election.

donpapa:


Oh well, that would definitely be explicitly dealt with in the SC judgement review. The joint-ticket ish must have emboldened the PDP to approach the court for the disqualification of APC deputy governorship candidate. They (PDP) carefully waited for the INEC substitution window to elapse before they took it up at the court of competent jurisdiction.
Let’s not forget these politicians knows themselves. Dem be padipadi

Lostz:
the appeal court judgement in favor of APC was after election. APC only participated because they rushed to get an injunction.

the only judgement before election was that of
the high court

scoundrel:
It’s 6am and stupid political news is what I wake up to on a Sunday of all times of the week. Mscheew, it’s no wonder Nigerians reason like bipedal mongrels.

Iamgrey5:
The high court judges refused to disqualify Apc because they find no legal justification for it.

Indispensable85:
That's one judgement that will be reversed in the month of March. It's prophetic!

Iamgrey5:
Apc actually won the case in Appeal.

Check the supreme court judgment very well, The judges set aside the judgment of Appeal court and affirmed the judgment of Federal high court. However, the federal high court judgment did not disqualify Apc as a party because there was no legal justification.

Fasindo:





You did you not make any point just blabbing. Always talk with points and not sentiment pls.






Mtchew!!!


Falana should focus on how to win El Zakyzaky case that he abandoned nd leave bayelsa election matter, he is not vast in law more than d 5 supreme court justices that delivered the case.

Just because he manage to win Sowore case he now thinks he is more vast than anybody in law

Frankiss44:


Stop making a mockery of yourself.. Bayelsa is gone for good.. The focus should be 2025. Timo Alaibe has a better chance of taking over than Lyon

FarahAideed:
This confused deceptive lawyer again , always contradicting himself , it's only in Nigeria cut and splice lawyers like Falana are considered legal elites

Judeerons32:
I beg to disagree. In the case of Yahaya Bello. He ran even without a deputy because Faleke refused to run with him. The same Supreme Court upheld that election and said it is the party on the ballot and not the Candidate. The Governor elect then nominated a deputy who was never on the ballot. But like you said it is the Supreme Court.

IamPatriotic:


We live in an absurd time, where anonymous nonentities can throw insults at people who are miles ahead of them, just because they're on social media platforms. Let me tell you, regardless who your FATHER is, he'll petrified when Chief Falana talks law!

Lostz:
no one approached the high court to disqualify APC. the high court judgement was only on the qualification of the deputy. the judgement was only interpreted to mean disqualification of APC because the window to substitute candidate was over.

Iamgrey5:
Zamfara appealed the decision while election was still going on.

Bayelsa appeal in supreme court while the election results were already declared.

Dansuqi:
Falana is correct.this is another point for wole to present to the apex court

Amumaigwe:


A running mate can no longer be changed after elections he contested is won. Even at the point the High Court made the pronouncement on the APCdeputy governorship candidate, the window of nomination had been closed by INEC and it is only in the event of death that they are permitted by the Electoral Act to make any other substitutions.

mushystuff:

That is a function of when decisions were entered by the courts. You cannot force the courts to pass a decision until it is ready. It is not a sound argument that elections had been conducted and therefore any existing right of appeal is expired!

Agboriotejoye:

He is correct only in your eyes. He actually shot himself in the foot. If he agrees that the case has already been decided at appeal before election held, then says the tribunal should have been referred to hear it after elections, does it not make the tribunal superior to the appeal court then, if for example the tribunal gives a judgement in favour of PDP, does it not nullify the appeal court judgement and who does the APC appeal to?
Will it not become an abuse of court process for the appeal court to entertain a matter it has previously given judgement on while the tribunal set aside it's judgement?

Lostz:

you cannot refused to run after the substitution window is over. Ezekwesili candidate of Allied Congress Party of Nigeria was not allowed to withdraw from the presidential election because inec window is over