alsudan:
Ebonyi is back where it belongs. Fresh four year tenure is guaranteed.

Soon to be Ex Governor Umahi can go and appeal from outside.

No, it can't be fresh 4yrs, the tenure will be calculated from where Umahi defected to APC. At that moment, is the point of stealing the mandate.

Reinvented:

He cannot. The judgement predates any encampment or decampment.
Mattawalle is next, then Ayade. All must get sense by force.

This funny, judge was high on solution, our constitution allow freedom of association be it in politics, This can only be stop if there is a clause in the constitution... Nigerian university should stop offering law and medicine, persons produce now are quack.

Nigerian politicians are not serious in tackling decamping after securing an elective position. There is a constitutional review going on and none of them in the national assembly is pushing for it to be captured in the constitution thus becoming a law in the land. If this goes through it will serve as a deterrent in future. But the right thing to do is to have an understanding with inec and make it a crime punishable by loss of seat. All political parties sign and the national assembly ratify. For the same offence, judges shouldn't be passing different judgements. It's appalling.

All this drama from this so called politicians starting from Buhari including the judge, lawyers or whatever re just layin foundations for terrible actions to come soonest when the time comes. Ask ursefx like while this crucial time about who nxt to b the president com 2023, while now wen buhari is away, whr is osibanjo Nd his opinion on this. This country jst Dey fool the blind Nigerians wey no get reasoning. Plsss make we dey reason well Putin every circumstances happening around us Ejoor!!

Umehie is doing a great job anyway

Malory:
The right and sensible thing to do. Now our courts are living up to expectations. Reasonable Nigerians are solidly behind any decision taken by the people oriented party the PDP. We move

No court is living up to expectations, it's a new electoral law.

siraj1402:
No court is living up to expectations, it's a new electoral law.

And we the sensible and hardworking Nigerians appreciates that

etokhana:

https://thenationonlineng.net/pdp-picks-igariwey-udeogu-as-ebonyi-new-gov-deputy/

Justice Inyang Ekwo delivers very controversial judgements sometimes, but records show that a number of such seemingly controversial judgements that made it to the Supreme Court have been upheld.

It is only an illiterate who would argue that a judge does not have the powers to remove him as governor. If you really believe so, then, please do not appeal the judgement or appeal the judgement on that ground of a judge not having the rights to remove you or make you governor. Then, we can as well be tutored on that line of argument.

Justice Inyang's judgement didn't say that the governor does not have a right to defect to another Party, his judgement is that the seat he occupies belongs to the PDP. If the Certificate of Return issued by INEC to the governor bears the Peoples Democratic Party, then, we might be in the process of achieving a major milestone in our democratization process. But, if it doesn't, then, the judgement might as well be as useless as the paper it is written on.

The argument that because Courts of concurrent jurisdiction had given a contrary judgement on the matter, Justice Ekwo's judgement becomes invalid is wrong. Until the Supreme Court rules on this matter, then, no governor or elected official who defected from one Party to another should rejoice yet.

CoronaVirusPro:
Joke of the century!

Umahi has outperformed and his re-election is as constant as Russian economy crashing.

Give it to the guy! He deserves accolades!

This is a legal issue, not issue of performance.
Position of the law doesn't recognize how well the occupants have performed.

chymeze:

Lolz maybe you should just relax and wait for the main inhabitants of Ebonyi to tell you who the governor truly is. Why do you think his own people are even rejoicing at the court judgement? Don't sit outside and make your assessment. Those in heaven will better tell you how heaven looks than those on earthLolz

His own people? Or charlatans

etokhana:

https://thenationonlineng.net/pdp-picks-igariwey-udeogu-as-ebonyi-new-gov-deputy/

PDP members are illiterates.

How is that possible?

It's a procured judgement.

Before 2019 election, Governors Tambuwal(Sokoto), Uthom (Benue), Ahmed (Kwara) changed party. More recently, Obaseki changed, Matawale changed party.

They couldn't be prosecuted bcoz, change of party is not a ground for removing a serving governor. Only 3 grounds :

impeachment,
death, and
resignation

Where is it written in the Nigerian constitution that if a governor changes Party, he would lose his seat?

Even in the recently passed Electoral Act, national assembly members didn't say anything about changing party and losing seat in respect of Governors and President.

They nominated you to replace a governor and you're happy about it. Ask yourself, why me? On what legal reason?

Even the judge in his judgement demonstrated confusion when he said.... the second person during primary should replace the governor. The judge continued that ...or the Party should conduct another primary to pick a replacement.

So which one should we take? Is that judgement or advice or suggestion?

From which Electoral Act is he ruling? Or from which section of Nigerian Constitution? He should have quoted the sections but he didn't. He couldn't cite any judicial precedent say Mr A vs Mr H in a case.......NLR...

These my guys are half educated. This is elementary law.

I'm sure the judge will be reported to NJC.

Penguin2:


You are wrong.

The judge that sentenced OUK was already an Appeal Court judge when he stepped lower to deliver the judgment that sentenced OUK.

He’s a northerner

That's the only reason OUK isn't serving yet, EFFC was advised to bring up the matter again for the right procedure to be followed.

Evidences already established to take OUK to prison but we are still waiting for the EFCC after how many months if not years. What a country.

Iceberg3:


"Taste" of time, indeed..
Lzaa biko come and see "A for "apple" talking loudly

Afamed:


Only when it favours pandemic development party

The same way it has favoured the All Political Criminals party, right?

ubaobi:
This is actually a good development, most political parties have been reluctant to test the law as it concerns members defecting to another political party. I pray Umahi appeals the judgement and the case eventually gets to the supreme Court so we can clearly know what the position of the law is.

Hopefully the Supreme Court can revisit its judgement in the Atiku case of 2007 after defecting as the VP to contest under ACN for the president. This time I hope the court can look at the constitution from another perspective just like Justice Ekwo. It should serve as a lesson to all political office holders who decamp.

contigiency:


You people are easily carried and easily jubilate where no fun exist. For your information, Dave Umahi will finish his tenure.

they don't have any sense kawa!?Mimi's everywhere? just high court fa,case wey go reach supreme Court and d guys have just a year.

Tareq1105:


PDP members are illiterates.

How is that possible?

It's a procured judgement.

Before 2019 election, Governors Tambuwal(Sokoto), Uthom (Benue), Ahmed (Kwara) changed party. More recently, Obaseki changed, Matawale changed party.

They couldn't be prosecuted bcoz, change of party is not a ground for removing a serving governor. Only 3 grounds :

impeachment,
death, and
resignation

Where is it written in the Nigerian constitution that if a governor changes Party, he would lose his seat?

Even in the recently passed Electoral Act, national assembly members didn't say anything about changing party and losing seat in respect of Governors and President.

They nominated you to replace a governor and you're happy about it. Ask yourself, why me? On what legal reason?

Even the judge in his judgement demonstrated confusion when he said.... the second person during primary should replace the governor. The judge continued that ...or the Party should conduct another primary to pick a replacement.

So which one should we take? Is that judgement or advice or suggestion?

From which Electoral Act is he ruling? Or from which section of Nigerian Constitution? He should have quoted the sections but he didn't. He couldn't cite any judicial precedent say Mr A vs Mr H in a case.......NLR...

These my guys are half educated. This is elementary law.

I'm sure the judge will be reported to NJC.

. And if the person has mental issues or Parkinson’s syndrome nko?

Neutralactivist:
Nigerian politicians are not serious in tackling decamping after securing an elective position. There is a constitutional review going on and none of them in the national assembly is pushing for it to be captured in the constitution thus becoming a law in the land. If this goes through it will serve as a deterrent in future. But the right thing to do is to have an understanding with inec and make it a crime punishable by loss of seat. All political parties sign and the national assembly ratify. For the same offence, judges shouldn't be passing different judgements. It's appalling.

What section of the Electoral Act or Nigerian constitution did the judge base his judgement?

I'm not surprised the judge couldn't cite any section or any judicial precedent.

To me, the judge will have a date with NJC.
A governor can only be removed on 3 grounds:

Death

Impeachment

Resignation.

Change of party is not among please.

alsudan:
Ebonyi is back where it belongs. Fresh four year tenure is guaranteed.

Soon to be Ex Governor Umahi can go and appeal from outside.

It's obvious you didn't go to school.

U funny no be small. Lawyer just smile to the bank by securing such judgement knowing fully well that the judgement will be appeal and throw out up till supreme Court that will finally destroy the case. knowing fuquote author=Malory post=110862460]The right and sensible thing to do. Now our courts are living up to expectations. Reasonable Nigerians are solidly behind any decision taken by the people oriented party the PDP. We move[/quote]

siraj1402:
No court is living up to expectations, it's a new electoral law.

Stop saying rubbish. The new electoral law has nothing to do with defection

Justice Abang =APC
Justice Ekwo= PDP
NIGERIA �� big pass them.

Let us wait first, no need to compliment the court now, this is nigeria episode 1, next episode loading........

Afamed:

Stop saying rubbish. The new electoral law has nothing to do with defection

Why displaying your ignorance publicly?

siraj1402:
Why displaying your ignorance publicly?

Tell us the new section of the electoral law that deals with defection. Or you have seen where a law is applied retrospect? You are truly a definition of confusion

Afamed:

Here is where your worry starts from. The Court with similar case with Matawalle has already ruled in favor of Matawalle. The Ja jaweed ruling from the PDP judge today can't stand the taste of time

Do you at all wish NIGERIA well?

PointZerom:


Do you at all wish NIGERIA well?

This a matter of what law says nothing your emotions

Afamed:

Here is where your worry starts from. The Court with similar case with Matawalle has already ruled in favor of Matawalle. The Ja jaweed ruling from the PDP judge today can't stand the taste of time

Let us hope the judge can quote a reliable sauce for his judgement

Afamed:

This a matter of what law says nothing your emotions

What did the law say?

siraj1402:
Why displaying your ignorance publicly?

...The guy you are quoting is right.
Our Constitution didn't capture the executives only the legislatives.
Read the combined sections180,188 and 189 of our Constitution and see the reasons a sitting govonor can be removed.
Until we amend the constitution,we will keep seeing these govonors decamping.

Even though I love the Governor for his good work done so far in the state , am against their decamping from the party that brought them to power and think that nothing would happen .. This landmark judgement will teach many of the decampees real sense

IamANigerianMan:

This funny, judge was high on solution, our constitution allow freedom of association be it in politics, This can only be stop if there is a clause in the constitution... Nigerian university should stop offering law and medicine, persons produce now are quack.

Lol you're obviously not up to date with the constitution. The updated constitution forbids cross carpeting except if there are divisions within a party.