Reinaldo:
APC has been a calamity. These systems they are fiddling with will take decades to fully recover.

APC is basically destroying our future and the future of our children with their selfish interests. This nonsense must be stopped this month at the presidential polls.

Many of these people will not be alive in 20 years time but the problems they are creating will still be killing Nigerians long after that. Vote APC out now!!!

SmartyPants:


By reference to the constitition of the party.

Greenscientist:
Hit like if you can't read this thing.

Ekpekus:

Then the 1st position automatically goes to the 2nd person.

fergie001:
He has denied it.

SporaD8:

How else am I supposed to defends my doctorate thesis, if I don't read it?!

Iolo:


I see. It’s very likely to me that should Lawan win the loser will raise the legality of the primaries up in court as a point of appeal.

ojoadeola:
To the court

- Machina accused APC of forgery and it must be proved, but he failed to prove it
- The election of Bashir Sheriff, Alhaji Bashir Sheriff, Bashir Sheriff Machina, and Bashir Sherrif were not one and the same. There is a need to confirm which of the Bashirs was nominated and elected.
- The election held on May 28 2022 was not for Yobe North Senatorial seat but for ZONE C, which was not known to law. So, Bashir Sheriff Machina or any other person nominated at that election cannot claim to be nominated for Yobe North Senatorial Seat
- The election held on 9 June 2022, though not observed by INEC, is valid as the committee given the task had earlier given that day for a revised election for the Yobe North Senatorial election.
- All the documents purported to be submitted or alleged to be from APC for the election were unsigned and undated, including the result sheet. And in law, such unsigned and undated documents are not counted or accepted as valid documents
- Citing different cases from Nigeria to England, and to some African countries, the court stated that the preliminary court and appellate courts were wrong in not accessing both the fulcrum of the case as per forgery and others. For that, the judgements given by the lower courts were set aside and the appeal of the APC was sustained.

Actions
- Any name submitted by APC should be recognised
- Machina can still correct any errors in his name and affidavit, but time has elapsed for such matter to be reviewed by the lower courts. It is over!
- The Court did not deny Machina his mandate, but he failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the mandate belongs to him. The court will not give you a property that bears your name but you are not the rightful owner


My Take

- The Supreme Court is not to blame, as the alternate decision for a review of the cases is already time-bound and elapsed
- When pursuing a Court case, employ sound and technical savvy lawyers to help you prosecute your case
- Review the existing laws to make sure that the owner of a property is not denied his rights due to technicalities
- Where statutes or cases are time-bound, the law can give the Supreme Court the right to make a pronouncement for an extension, if necessary

Que Sera Sera

Iolo:
Disgraceful judgement to say the least. How is it fair or equitable to ignore the merit of a case and base a judgement on a technicality that can’t be faulted to Machina. Does this mean a murder suspect is to be set free because the prosecution appealed using the wrong process?

The Supreme Court judges need to stop these technicality based judgements and give judgements that the lower courts can learn from and refer to. It’s appalling no one can predict how the Supreme Court will judge a case as their judgements are no longer based on the law but in the technicality of court rules and processes.

shugagurl:

May God raise someone to assist you and may divine help locate you IJN

garfield1:



Yes in nornal elections but not so in primaries

Ekpekus:

Pls explain

garfield1:


Onyejeocha called him a mole.

We passed through aro to ukwa

fergie001:
Himself & OUK!

They are backing another Candidate against her.

garfield1:


The majority judgment is trite and impeccable.you cannot put something on nothing.JSC nweze will succeed kudirat ekun

fergie001:

He has a PhD in Law but his judgements are always voluminous. His wife is also a Judge or Magistrate in Enugu.

He was part of the panel at the Appeal Court that affirmed Aregbesola against Oyinlola.

He cannot succeed Kekere-Ekun, same age but Inyang Okoro is his senior.

garfield1:


According to the electoral act,once a winner in an election is disq,the first runner wins but in primaries either the party loses or the party sends another name or there is fresh elections depending on the prayers

garfield1:


He will succeed okoro then and jauro will succeed him

fergie001:

No, he will leave whilst Okoro is still on the saddle.

Kekere-Ekun is May 58
Okoro is 1959
Nweze is Sept 58

Ekpekus:

Now the question is: why bother doing a primary in the first place when the party can just nominate their candidates.

garfield1:
Who succeeds okoro?

Strive to post the minority judgment of this case and also that of aliero and akpabio

fergie001:

Tijjani Abubakar is 15/4/1960 (He will succeed Okoro)
Agim is 26/04/1960

Jauro was on the panel that absolved Adeleke of Certificate forgery at the Appeal Court.
Agim took the lead judgement.

I will look for it.

garfield1:
That's the three of the above will be cjns.buhari should strive to appoint new jscs before he goes with a retirement age of at least 2034...

Help me look for apc vs elebeke 2022 supra

baralatie:

The supreme court did not trash his contention of lawans name been in two primaries!
The supreme court said because of the manner of initiating the case the court cannot answer the case of fraud by lawan.seeing that lawan is also claiming the same party and INEC as witnesses!
You get the problem now.
Machina and lawan are both claiming mandate using the same apac and INEC
But no one brought or initiated the case for the supreme to declare fraud in the elections.
That is why you keep seeing originatiating summons and writ summons!
That is why the APC and INEC were able to stand and look without doing anything


Hope and ihediiha is the same problem.hooe just came with electoral votes and said inec validated it.shuu.what do you want the supreme court to do unvalidated it.


The case is painfully but it shows the problem of inec and parties with respect to the needfor an update guideline


Parties can wake and announce primaries to be held in ten different locations .what do you want inec to do


And when this parties come with multiple primaries .you no want inec and court to do something new

SmartyPants:


A plethora. This is the googleable one:

Salawu Ajide v Kadiri Kelani (1985) 1 NWLR 248 AT 269, Oputa J.S.C, on the need for truth to prevail in order to ensure justice is done poignantly cautioned that “justice is much more than a game of hide and seek. It is an attempt to discover the truth, on human imperfections, notwithstanding. Justice will never decree anything in favour of so slipperyj a customer as the present defendant/appellant” on this note, our courts have admitted that justice and truth are on the same ticket and that in doing justice the courts and all ministers in her temple, that is lawyers and all other stakeholders, must strive at discovering the truth regardless of legal technicalities”.

However i will update this post when i have time to find the appropriate leading authority.

SmartyPants:


By reference to the constitition of the party.

ojoadeola:
To the court

- Machina accused APC of forgery and it must be proved, but he failed to prove it
- The election of Bashir Sheriff, Alhaji Bashir Sheriff, Bashir Sheriff Machina, and Bashir Sherrif were not one and the same. There is a need to confirm which of the Bashirs was nominated and elected.
- The election held on May 28 2022 was not for Yobe North Senatorial seat but for ZONE C, which was not known to law. So, Bashir Sheriff Machina or any other person nominated at that election cannot claim to be nominated for Yobe North Senatorial Seat
- The election held on 9 June 2022, though not observed by INEC, is valid as the committee given the task had earlier given that day for a revised election for the Yobe North Senatorial election.
- All the documents purported to be submitted or alleged to be from APC for the election were unsigned and undated, including the result sheet. And in law, such unsigned and undated documents are not counted or accepted as valid documents
- Citing different cases from Nigeria to England, and to some African countries, the court stated that the preliminary court and appellate courts were wrong in not accessing both the fulcrum of the case as per forgery and others. For that, the judgements given by the lower courts were set aside and the appeal of the APC was sustained.

Actions
- Any name submitted by APC should be recognised
- Machina can still correct any errors in his name and affidavit, but time has elapsed for such matter to be reviewed by the lower courts. It is over!
- The Court did not deny Machina his mandate, but he failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the mandate belongs to him. The court will not give you a property that bears your name but you are not the rightful owner


My Take

- The Supreme Court is not to blame, as the alternate decision for a review of the cases is already time-bound and elapsed
- When pursuing a Court case, employ sound and technical savvy lawyers to help you prosecute your case
- Review the existing laws to make sure that the owner of a property is not denied his rights due to technicalities
- Where statutes or cases are time-bound, the law can give the Supreme Court the right to make a pronouncement for an extension, if necessary

Que Sera Sera