Appeal Court upholds Tribunal’s ruling on Obaseki’s guber poll victory, throws out ADP, APP’s suit

… slams appellant with 1.2m fine
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The Court of Appeal, sitting in Benin, on Wednesday, upheld the ruling of the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal against the Action Democratic Party (ADP), reaffirming the victory of Governor Godwin Obaseki at the 2020 governorship election.

The Judgement comes barely two months after the Elections Petitions Tribunal struck out the petition by the ADP and its governorship candidate, Iboi Lucky, challenging the outcome of the September 19, 2020 governorship election, which returned Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as governor of Edo State.

The Appeal Court, delivering the judgement in the case marked CA/B/EPT/GOV/01 & 1A/2021 Action Democratic Party & Anor v. INEC & 2Ors, held that Obaseki did not forge his certificates with which he contested the 2020 governorship election, dismissing the appeal filed by the ADP and its candidate.

In another case marked /B/EPT/GOV/02/2021 Action Peoples Party (APP) Vs Godwin N. Obaseki & 2Ors., the Court unanimously upheld the Judgment of the Tribunal and dismissed the Appeal with costs assessed at N600,000 each, on two different counts, as the governor won all eight issues for determination in the appeal.

Delivering the judgement in favour of the governor, the Presiding Justice, Hon. Justice M.A. Owoade, dismissed the main appeal, the preliminary objection and the cross appeal.

The Judge noted that the inclusion of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu as respondents in the petition, was a ploy by Ize-Iyamu to fight his case through another petitioner, describing it as a case of ‘squeezing the rock for water’.

Kashimawo

But he has become a tyrant to them since he's no more seeking re-election.

He's owing the State uni lecturers salary and still preventing them from protesting


This is someone who accused Oshiomhole of being a godfather, whereas he's aa tyrant himself

Olawale Mash'ood Abiola, the democratically elected President Nigeria never had

temitope27:
Kashimawo

ThatFairGuy:
Olawale Mash'ood Abiola, the democratically elected President Nigeria never had

oga am not talking about MKO ok, it's a Yoruba word which means let's be watching

Neither do I say otherwise.

I just completed what you posted.

temitope27:
oga am not talking about MKO ok, it's a Yoruba word which means let's be watching

ThatFairGuy:
Neither do I say otherwise.

I just completed what you posted.

ok japa and never come back