fergie001:
The pressure then and now isn't the same.

Buhari was an incumbent, there was only one strong opposition.
Now, the pressure is more, the sentiments even more.
I have a premonition how it will end though.

garfield1:


This is beyond pressure.you forget the atiku is coming#? Except obi can present substantial polling unit results different from what was uploaded,then no need

Whois:
It's an open secret or are you living under a rock?

press9jatv:
Federal high Court In Benin has restricted any Lp members or leaders to suspend. Abure remains Lp national chairman. no Appeal on the judgement of the high court in Benin

fergie001:
Well, having read the submissions of the APC in response to the LP's petition:

This is just the defendant's reply to the petition, we have not even gotten to the pre-hearing stage, let alone proper trial.

The LP now has 7 days to apply for pre-hearing or 5 days to respond to the defendant's new facts which I believe there is.
However, it is expected that the Tribunal will respond to the Objections first, during the ruling proper.

A Presidential election petition of this magnitude will naturally not dwell on technicalities.

1. That Obi was not a registered member of the LP before May 24 last year.

This is at best puerile. Does the APC have the locus standi to challenge? NO.

a. Once there is no locus standi, there is no jurisdiction. Jurisdiction is the lifeblood and existence of any case. Once there is no jurisdiction, no matter how finely delivered a case is ruled upon, it becomes null and void, ab initio.

Only a member of the LP can challenge the membership of Peter Obi. The Court can best describe the APC as meddlesome interlopers and busybodies.

b. This matter is a pre-election matter. Membership, nomination and sponsorship of any Candidate in a political party is a pre-election issue that should be filed not more than 14 days after the cause of action at the FHC.

Same suit was brought up by a political party, the APM and the Appeal Court ruled in February 2023, that they do not have the locus. The PEPT or SC will not even delve into the merits but shut it out for lack of locus standi.

2. Non-joinder of Atiku Abubakar & PDP
This again should likely not upturn anything. This is an election petitions tribunal and it is declaratory in nature.

It is an independent and individualistic appeal, at best, this is academic considering that the PDP & her Candidate are also in Court. It is urging the Court to subject to intellectual argument and satisfy intellectual prowess which cannot answer the questions in the live issues to be determined in the suit.

3. Arrangement of tables, etc.

Is this enough to throw out the petitions before we even get to the stage of hearing in the petitions? In my humble opinion, NO.

I believe all 3 Objections will be dismissed so that we can really listen to the REAL ISSUES.

What the defendant has done is not unexpected, raise up issues to dismiss the suit.

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press9jatv:
Federal high Court In Benin has restricted any Lp members or leaders to suspend. Abure remains Lp national chairman. no Appeal on the judgement of the high court in Benin

ejimatic:
. Does Obi have the locus standing to challenge BAT candidacy when asat the time of APC primary Obi was in PDP? Was there any primary LP? In view of AC judgement on acceptability of BVAS what is likely to happen to the basis of LP petitions at the PEPT if the AC opinion is sustained at the SC?

FreeStuffsNG:

How is not suing Atiku and PDP pre election matter? How is the absence of Mr Obi's name on the register as at the deadline pre-election matter? Even if there is a waiver , it must be submitted even before the primaries and acknowledged by INEC and accompany his petition but Mr Obi resigned from PDP on May 27, joined LP on May 28 and primary held on May 30 while he was not yet a member of LP.

It is the legality of his membership and participation which he is using to file a petition so if he has no locus standi the courts have no basis wasting its time!

The APC willfullly waited till now after the election so that Mr Obi can cancel Alhaji Atiku of PDP and Obi did the job for APC. Now it is time to legally dispense with Obi for doing a thankless job of destroying PDP.

IGBOGENE27:



In the issue of not suing Atiku, in election petition matters, one is not allowed to sue or join a party who was not declared a winner by INEC. Suing such a person, attracts heavy cost from the tribunal.

Election petitions are technical matters and not our regular court cases, hence, only few Lawyers are experts in the field.

IGBOGENE27:



In the issue of not suing Atiku, in election petition matters, one is not allowed to sue or join a party who was not declared a winner by INEC. Suing such a person, attracts heavy cost from the tribunal.

Election petitions are technical matters and not our regular court cases, hence, only few Lawyers are experts in the field.

fergie001:
Well, having read the submissions of the APC in response to the LP's petition:

This is just the defendant's reply to the petition, we have not even gotten to the pre-hearing stage, let alone proper trial.

The LP now has 7 days to apply for pre-hearing or 5 days to respond to the defendant's new facts which I believe there is.
However, it is expected that the Tribunal will respond to the Objections first, during the ruling proper.

A Presidential election petition of this magnitude will naturally not dwell on technicalities.

1. That Obi was not a registered member of the LP before May 24 last year.

This is at best puerile. Does the APC have the locus standi to challenge? NO.

a. Once there is no locus standi, there is no jurisdiction. Jurisdiction is the lifeblood and existence of any case. Once there is no jurisdiction, no matter how finely delivered a case is ruled upon, it becomes null and void, ab initio.

Only a member of the LP can challenge the membership of Peter Obi. The Court can best describe the APC as meddlesome interlopers and busybodies.

b. This matter is a pre-election matter. Membership, nomination and sponsorship of any Candidate in a political party is a pre-election issue that should be filed not more than 14 days after the cause of action at the FHC.

Same suit was brought up by a political party, the APM and the Appeal Court ruled in February 2023, that they do not have the locus. The PEPT or SC will not even delve into the merits but shut it out for lack of locus standi.

2. Non-joinder of Atiku Abubakar & PDP
This again should likely not upturn anything. This is an election petitions tribunal and it is declaratory in nature.

It is an independent and individualistic appeal, at best, this is academic considering that the PDP & her Candidate are also in Court. It is urging the Court to subject to intellectual argument and satisfy intellectual prowess which cannot answer the questions in the live issues to be determined in the suit.

3. Arrangement of tables, etc.

Is this enough to throw out the petitions before we even get to the stage of hearing in the petitions? In my humble opinion, NO.

I believe all 3 Objections will be dismissed so that we can really listen to the REAL ISSUES.

What the defendant has done is not unexpected, raise up issues to dismiss the suit.

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IGBOGENE27:
As for not joining Atiku as a party to Obi's Petition, one is not allowed to sue or join a party who was not declared a winner by INEC. An attempt to do that always attracts heavy cost from the tribunal.

press9jatv:
APC response in the Presidential election petition tribunal will be dismissed for lacking merit. It’s only Lp that can take a candidate to the court and not other political parties . Supreme Court of justice have ruled on that. APC will suffer another defeat in the tribunal court of justice.

FreeStuffsNG:

How is not suing Atiku and PDP pre election matter? How is the absence of Mr Obi's name on the register as at the deadline pre-election matter? Even if there is a waiver , it must be submitted even before the primaries and acknowledged by INEC and accompany his petition but Mr Obi resigned from PDP on May 27, joined LP on May 28 and primary held on May 30 while he was not yet a member of LP.

It is the legality of his membership and participation which he is using to file a petition so if he has no locus standi the courts have no basis wasting its time!

The APC willfullly waited till now after the election so that Mr Obi can cancel Alhaji Atiku of PDP and Obi did the job for APC. Now it is time to legally dispense with Obi for doing a thankless job of destroying PDP.

press9jatv:
Federal high Court In Benin has restricted any Lp members or leaders to suspend. Abure remains Lp national chairman. no Appeal on the judgement of the high court in Benin

Eniitankorede:




You don’t know the precedence set in law. Read the Bayelsa and Zamfara governorship petition cases to know that opposition can seek disqualification of aspirants because they are contesting against opposing parties, not within themselves as party.

fergie001:
The pressure then and now isn't the same.

Buhari was an incumbent, there was only one strong opposition.
Now, the pressure is more, the sentiments even more.
I have a premonition how it will end though.

press9jatv:
Wole Olanipekun technicality in the Election Petition tribunal is a Preelection matter. His case will be dismissed in the Presidential Election tribunal. There’s a waiver for a Candidate that decamp to another party to contest for a political positions. APC lost their battles again.

tinsel:

You will teach him law from your one room hut

FreeStuffsNG:

How is not suing Atiku and PDP pre election matter? How is the absence of Mr Obi's name on the register as at the deadline pre-election matter? Even if there is a waiver , it must be submitted even before the primaries and acknowledged by INEC and accompany his petition but Mr Obi resigned from PDP on May 27, joined LP on May 28 and primary held on May 30 while he was not yet a member of LP.

It is the legality of his membership and participation which he is using to file a petition so if he has no locus standi the courts have no basis wasting its time!

The APC willfullly waited till now after the election so that Mr Obi can cancel Alhaji Atiku of PDP and Obi did the job for APC. Now it is time to legally dispense with Obi for doing a thankless job of destroying PDP.pre election mtters are issues that happened before election, Tribunal will only attend to what happen during election

fergie001:
Well, having read the submissions of the APC in response to the LP's petition:

This is just the defendant's reply to the petition, we have not even gotten to the pre-hearing stage, let alone proper trial.

The LP now has 7 days to apply for pre-hearing or 5 days to respond to the defendant's new facts which I believe there is.
However, it is expected that the Tribunal will respond to the Objections first, during the ruling proper.

A Presidential election petition of this magnitude will naturally not dwell on technicalities.

1. That Obi was not a registered member of the LP before May 24 last year.

This is at best puerile. Does the APC have the locus standi to challenge? NO.

a. Once there is no locus standi, there is no jurisdiction. Jurisdiction is the lifeblood and existence of any case. Once there is no jurisdiction, no matter how finely delivered a case is ruled upon, it becomes null and void, ab initio.

Only a member of the LP can challenge the membership of Peter Obi. The Court can best describe the APC as meddlesome interlopers and busybodies.

b. This matter is a pre-election matter. Membership, nomination and sponsorship of any Candidate in a political party is a pre-election issue that should be filed not more than 14 days after the cause of action at the FHC.

Same suit was brought up by a political party, the APM and the Appeal Court ruled in February 2023, that they do not have the locus. The PEPT or SC will not even delve into the merits but shut it out for lack of locus standi.

2. Non-joinder of Atiku Abubakar & PDP
This again should likely not upturn anything. This is an election petitions tribunal and it is declaratory in nature.

It is an independent and individualistic appeal, at best, this is academic considering that the PDP & her Candidate are also in Court. It is urging the Court to subject to intellectual argument and satisfy intellectual prowess which cannot answer the questions in the live issues to be determined in the suit.

3. Arrangement of tables, etc.

Is this enough to throw out the petitions before we even get to the stage of hearing in the petitions? In my humble opinion, NO.

I believe all 3 Objections will be dismissed so that we can really listen to the REAL ISSUES.

What the defendant has done is not unexpected, raise up issues to dismiss the suit.

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press9jatv:
you are just a clueless novice here, you are ignorant of what you are saying here. Wole Olanipekun technicality case will be knocked out joor. Appeal Court of justice have even ruled on the matter too. Wole Olanipekun technicality case is a pre election matter and it’s only the federal high court of justice that can entertained it

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has dismissed an appeal by the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, seeking to disqualify Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, from the February 25 general election.



In the appeal marked: CA/ABJ/CV/1414/2022, the Movement had approached the court, contending that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, ought not to have recognized Peter Obi as a valid candidate for the presidential poll.



APM said this was in consideration of the time Obi defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the LP.







The party argued that the period of Obi’s defection for the purpose of contesting the presidential election was in violation of sections 77(2) and (3) of the Electoral Act, 2022.



They also argued that before Obi’s defection, the LP already sent a list of its registered members to the INEC.





According to the appellant, Obi lacked the right to be recognized as the LP flagbearer because his name was not on the list of the party members that was submitted to INEC.



APM further urged the court to set aside the Federal High Court judgment which dismissed the suit it filed to challenge Obi’s candidacy.



In a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of Justices, the appellate court said there was no merit in the appeal filed by APM.



















https://dailypost.ng/2023/02/08/appeal-court-dismisses-apms-suit-seeking-peter-obis-disqualification/

Eniitankorede:




We know that. But there’s lack of diligent prosecution by APM. Their arguments were weak and created loopholes for the judges to lap on to.

fergie001:
I have read a copy of Obi's petition.

1. He never challenged Asiwaju's Candidacy to participate in the APC Primary.

2. LP held their Primary where Utomi stepped down for Obi to become the sole Candidate.

3. Even if inter alia, the APC and/or LP Primaries were wrongly conducted, Peter Obi and LP lacks the locus to challenge that of the APC and vice-versa.

FreeStuffsNG:

How is not suing Atiku and PDP pre election matter? How is the absence of Mr Obi's name on the register as at the deadline pre-election matter? Even if there is a waiver , it must be submitted even before the primaries and acknowledged by INEC and accompany his petition but Mr Obi resigned from PDP on May 27, joined LP on May 28 and primary held on May 30 while he was not yet a member of LP.

It is the legality of his membership and participation which he is using to file a petition so if he has no locus standi the courts have no basis wasting its time!

The APC willfullly waited till now after the election so that Mr Obi can cancel Alhaji Atiku of PDP and Obi did the job for APC. Now it is time to legally dispense with Obi for doing a thankless job of destroying PDP.