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Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by EmptyGarden(m): 4:22pm On Aug 17, 2020
APC's legacy... Deadly precedent!

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Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by iwaeda: 4:34pm On Aug 17, 2020
EmptyGarden:
APC's legacy... Deadly precedent!

It can not last forever

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Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by AAA593: 4:39pm On Aug 17, 2020
Front page lala

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Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by WATCHOVER(m): 5:02pm On Aug 17, 2020
ORIENTATION101:
two can play the game.
If inec doesnt appeal , fresh Election will be conducted.

As it stands PDP , APC should go and prepare for. Fresh Election, cos inec will not appeal
APC is already disqualified but even as that, the judgement is faulty,
1. It a pre-election matter
2. The said party who filed the petition was not even eligible to contest.

Appeal and Supreme Court will upturn the decision.
It bleeds to see how our electoral process have been bastardised, Litigations upon litigation, and this is a true sign of corruption, now how do you now expect people of Bayelsa to enjoy their government.

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Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by ORIENTATION101: 5:31pm On Aug 17, 2020
WATCHOVER:

APC is already disqualified but even as that, the judgement is faulty,
1. It a pre-election matter
2. The said party who filed the petition was not even eligible to contest.

Appeal and Supreme Court will upturn the decision.
It bleeds to see how our electoral process have been bastardised, Litigations upon litigation, and this is a true sign of corruption, now how do you now expect people of Bayelsa to enjoy their government.

If inec doesnt appeal . diri will vacate the seat until inec conduct fresh Election which will include APC candidate

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Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by isrecole: 5:34pm On Aug 17, 2020
Congratulations DOUYE DIRI!
HAVING READ THE DISSENTING JUDGEMENT OF THE TRIBUNAL CHAIRMAN, JUSTICE SIRAJO, I COME TO THE INESCAPABLE CONCLUSION THAT THE TRIBUNAL JUDGEMENT WILL BE UPTURNED BY THE UPPER COURT.
I HEREBY STATE 2(TWO) OUT OF MANY REASONS;
1. THE PETITION OF THE ANDP WAS A PREELECTION MATTER WHICH OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT BEFORE THE ELECTION.
2. THE ANDP DEPUTY GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATE WAS 34 YEARS AS AGAINST 35 YEARS PROVIDED BY THE CONSTITUTION.
THE CANDIDATE WAS NOT QUALIFIED AND THEREFORE CANNOT COMPLAIN OF EXCLUSION FROM ELECTIONS.
GOD BLESS JUSTICE SIRAJO!

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Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by Cantonese: 5:58pm On Aug 17, 2020
JAMO84:
Two head is better than one. Justice Suraju should go and sit down, PDP is dead in Bayelsa

"Two head is better than one". Go school una no go gree. How una go take write English well and pass examinations?

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Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by AAA593: 6:05pm On Aug 17, 2020
Cantonese:


"Two head is better than one". Go school una no go gree. How una go take write English well and pass examinations?
The issue of plenty heads against the right thing to do will not work in appeal and supreme court
Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by AAA593: 6:18pm On Aug 17, 2020
The Tribunal only ordered for a fresh elections to be conducted and not fresh party primaries to be conducted. In the first place, the APC candidate was already disqualified even before the elections by a Federal High Court and was subsequently, affirmed by the supreme court of its disqualification.

Therefore, the Tribunal did not order for a fresh Electoral window to be opened for all candidates including, the parties that didn't field a candidate then. It's rather an election just to include the ANDP to contest along side other earlier qualified parties and not for a fresh elections window to include a disqualified party like the APC.

Does that mean that the APC or even the PDP or the ANDP or any other party will conduct fresh primaries to right their wrongs or will they now submit fresh nominations with fresh documents or same documents? That's not the contemplation of the tribunal judgment please. The Tribunal only ordered to include the affected party and conduct a fresh election and not a new political window.

The best the APC can do is to do the"awarawa" scenario however, the judgment will not see the day light at the appeals as the case is incompetent and statue bared. Also, you can not visit the sins of INEC on an innocent soul or candidate having, been sworn in as a Governor knowing fully well that such party will not even win the elections in a fresh elections.

On right of appeal whether INEC will want to appeal or not. Don't worry, PDP and Gov. Douye Diri, are already a party to the suit and can appeal as a party whose right is been adversely affected by the judgment successfully.

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Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by BOFA2020: 6:43pm On Aug 17, 2020
Irrelevant, majority carries the vote.
Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by seniormallam(m): 6:44pm On Aug 17, 2020
The political parties should contribute money for the election, when the country is bleeding already, we are not ready for any wasteful adventure please, instead Baba should just declare state of emergency in bayelsa .

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Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by Henrydata(m): 6:45pm On Aug 17, 2020
OK, good

Meanwhile check my signature
Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by fergie001: 6:50pm On Aug 17, 2020
ORIENTATION101:

If inec doesnt appeal . diri will vacate the seat until inec conduct fresh Election which will include APC candidate
There are three respondents and any can appeal.
INEC, Diri and the PDP.
Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by ABELKIDO(m): 6:51pm On Aug 17, 2020
[quote author=ORIENTATION101 post=92923467] two can play the game.
If inec doesnt appeal , fresh Election will be conducted.

As it stands PDP , APC should go and prepare for. Fresh Election, cos inec will not appeal

APC is out already.

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Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by SaintLucia: 6:52pm On Aug 17, 2020
Minority will have their say while the majority will have their way. grin

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Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by seunayantokun(m): 6:54pm On Aug 17, 2020
This is the justice bypassed by the other two fellows who went for injustice.

The grounds are too strong to controvert.
The Appeal court will overturn the injustice.

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Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by Sandra4luv: 6:56pm On Aug 17, 2020
I want a good governance either one of them
Emerge successfully ,God bless Nigeria
Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by seunayantokun(m): 6:58pm On Aug 17, 2020
seniormallam:
The political parties should contribute money for the election, when the country is bleeding already, we are not ready for any wasteful adventure please, instead Baba should just declare state of emergency in bayelsa .

To serve whose interest?
Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by bakila: 6:59pm On Aug 17, 2020
The ground of petition in such cases is that the election be nullified because " candidate was validly nominated and unlawfully excluded." If there is no valid nomination there cannot be an unlawful exclusion.

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Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by surgical: 6:59pm On Aug 17, 2020
vicdom:
I'm hundred percent certain that the judgement will be overturned by the appellate court.
I wonder what the other judges were thinking when they nullified the election
The case is straight forward for diri, The petitioner not been a qualified. candidate in the election,he lacks the locus standi to institute the action in the first place, the case is liable to be dismissed except the court wants to reenact the imo scenario

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Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by garfield1: 7:01pm On Aug 17, 2020
AAA593:
The Tribunal only ordered for a fresh elections to be conducted and not fresh party primaries to be conducted. In the first place, the APC candidate was already disqualified even before the elections by a Federal High Court and was subsequently, affirmed by the supreme court of its disqualification.

Therefore, the Tribunal did not order for a fresh Electoral window to be opened for all candidates including, the parties that didn't field a candidate then. It's rather an election just to include the ANDP to contest along side other earlier qualified parties and not for a fresh elections window to include a disqualified party like the APC.

Does that mean that the APC or even the PDP or the ANDP or any other party will conduct fresh primaries to right their wrongs or will they now submit fresh nominations with fresh documents or same documents? That's not the contemplation of the tribunal judgment please. The Tribunal only ordered to include the affected party and conduct a fresh election and not a new political window.

The best the APC can do is to do the"awarawa" scenario however, the judgment will not see the day light at the appeals as the case is incompetent and statue bared. Also, you can not visit the sins of INEC on an innocent soul or candidate having, been sworn in as a Governor knowing fully well that such party will not even win the elections in a fresh elections.

On right of appeal whether INEC will want to appeal or not. Don't worry, PDP and Gov. Douye Diri, are already a party to the suit and can appeal as a party whose right is been adversely affected by the judgment successfully.

Just say that you are afraid of pdp.but you need to stop this.I told you that pdp will fail
Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by seunayantokun(m): 7:03pm On Aug 17, 2020
AAA593:
The Tribunal only ordered for a fresh elections to be conducted and not fresh party primaries to be conducted. In the first place, the APC candidate was already disqualified even before the elections by a Federal High Court and was subsequently, affirmed by the supreme court of its disqualification.

Therefore, the Tribunal did not order for a fresh Electoral window to be opened for all candidates including, the parties that didn't field a candidate then. It's rather an election just to include the ANDP to contest along side other earlier qualified parties and not for a fresh elections window to include a disqualified party like the APC.

Does that mean that the APC or even the PDP or the ANDP or any other party will conduct fresh primaries to right their wrongs or will they now submit fresh nominations with fresh documents or same documents? That's not the contemplation of the tribunal judgment please. The Tribunal only ordered to include the affected party and conduct a fresh election and not a new political window.

The best the APC can do is to do the"awarawa" scenario however, the judgment will not see the day light at the appeals as the case is incompetent and statue bared. Also, you can not visit the sins of INEC on an innocent soul or candidate having, been sworn in as a Governor knowing fully well that such party will not even win the elections in a fresh elections.

On right of appeal whether INEC will want to appeal or not. Don't worry, PDP and Gov. Douye Diri, are already a party to the suit and can appeal as a party whose right is been adversely affected by the judgment successfully.

I can't see why their appeal won't succeed. The chairman of the Tribunal has helped them a lot. Diri's lawyers just have to do their job well.

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Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by surgical: 7:03pm On Aug 17, 2020
fergie001:

Justice Sirajo opined that it was a pre-election matter and should have been handled by a Regular Court and outside of the jurisdiction of the tribunal.

Again, the Constitution is superior to the Electoral Act.
it is also in the Constitution the qualifications to contest which the petitioner did not meet

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Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by isa6namo(m): 7:04pm On Aug 17, 2020
ORIENTATION101:
His opinion , since majority on the bench have voted in favour of new election.
Think before talking

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Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by antzlaive(m): 7:06pm On Aug 17, 2020
JAMO84:
Two head is better than one. Justice Suraju should go and sit down, PDP is dead in Bayelsa
Are you sure two heads are better than one? I beg to disagree. �

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Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by AAA593: 7:06pm On Aug 17, 2020
seunayantokun:


I can't see why their appeal won't succeed. The chairman of the Tribunal has helped them a lot. Diri's lawyers just have to do their job well.
APC failed

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Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by fergie001: 7:07pm On Aug 17, 2020
surgical:
it is also in the Constitution the qualifications to contest which the petitioner did not meet
Exactly
Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by AAA593: 7:07pm On Aug 17, 2020
ANDP Had No Validly Nominated Running Mate For Bayelsa Election - INEC

STATEMENT ON THE BAYELSA ELECTION TRIBUNAL RULING

The Commission is a law-abiding institution and will continue to obey and respect court orders.
By section 143(1) of the Electoral Act, if the Tribunal determines that a candidate returned as elected was not validly elected, then if notice of appeal is filed within 21 days from the date of the decision, the candidate returned as elected shall notwithstanding the contrary decision remain in office pending the determination of the appeal. The Commission is not obligated to give effect to the said judgement of the Tribunal till the parties exhaust their right of appeal as provided in the law.

Moreover, there are germane constitutional issues raised by the judgement and the Commission will take a position when it receives the certified true copy of the judgement. This is because the issues raised in the petition revolve around the invalidity of the nomination of the Deputy Governorship candidate.

Furthermore, the issue of nomination and substitution of candidates raised in the petition fall within the ambit of pre-election issues covered by the 4th alteration to the Constitution that must be filed within 14 days of the occurrence of the event. From the records in the Commission, the Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP) was one of the Political Parties that signified its intention to contest the Bayelsa Governorship Election that took place on the 16th day of November 2019. From our records, the party conducted party primaries and at the end of the exercise it submitted the name of one Peter Esinkuma

David as its Deputy Governorship candidate.
From the affidavit evidencing age and the affidavit sworn to by the candidate, the age of the candidate at the time of the submission of their nomination was 34 years contrary to section 177(b) of the Constitution that makes it mandatory that only those who are 35 and above can contest the election. In the candidates’ statutory declaration of age and affidavit attached to his form, the Party stated that the candidate was born on the 10th day of February 1985. On the 13th day of September, 2019, the Commission wrote to the Party drawing their attention to the constitutional agerequirement of 35 years for Governorship/Deputy Governorship candidates as stipulated in section 177(b) of the Constitution.
The Commission also informed them of the invalidity of their nomination for the 16th November 2019 Governorship election in Bayelsa State.

On the 21st day of September 2019 and in response to the letter of the Commission dated the 13th September 2019, the Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party wrote to the Commission acknowledging the invalidity of their nomination and forwarding the name of one Miss INOWEI JANETH as their new Deputy Governorship candidate.

On the 27th of September 2019, the Commission informed the Party that the deadline for the submission of nominations as provided for in the Timetable and Schedule of Activities released by the Commission on 16th May 2019 was 9th September 2019. The Commission also informed the Party that since they did not submit valid nomination, they couldn’t validly substitute any candidate.
Consequently, the name and logo of the Party did not appear and was not reflected in the ballot paper.

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Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by seunayantokun(m): 7:09pm On Aug 17, 2020
ORIENTATION101:

If inec doesnt appeal . diri will vacate the seat until inec conduct fresh Election which will include APC candidate

That means INEC is APC. Why shouldn't they appeal a judgement that was against their legal actions, unless they are ordered to not do so from 'above'.

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Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by kolade560: 7:12pm On Aug 17, 2020
JAMO84:
Two head is better than one. Justice Suraju should go and sit down, PDP is dead in Bayelsa

don't go and secure ur future..be bantering against already successful people.

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Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by kcnwaigbo: 7:13pm On Aug 17, 2020
ORIENTATION101:

If inec doesnt appeal . diri will vacate the seat until inec conduct fresh Election which will include APC candidate
Diri has already appealed and as an interested party in the case has a right of appeal.

If I may ask what evening school exactly did you study for your own law degree

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Re: Bayelsa Tribunal Chairman Affirms Governor Diri’s Election, Disagrees by NaijaDonCast(m): 7:14pm On Aug 17, 2020
vicdom:
I'm hundred percent certain that the judgement will be overturned by the appellate court.

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