… EFCC, SSS To Arrest Bayelsa Governor Sylva

SAN FRANCISCO, January 26, (THEWILL) – Baring any sudden last minute changes, in what appears to be a deft move targeting Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Timipre Sylva and his Sokoto State counterpart, Aliyu Wammako, THEWILL has gathered from multiple connected sources that the Supreme Court will in a couple of hours remove 5 State Governors from office when the 7-panel justices headed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Dahiru Musdapher, delivers its ruling in the controversial tenure elongation suit filed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), seeking to quash the tenure elongation approved for the 5 governors by a Federal High Court and upheld by an appeal court.

The other governors are Alhaji Ibrahim Idris (Kogi State), Admiral Murtala Nyako (Adamawa State), and Senator Liyel Imoke (Cross River State). The five of them belong to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The trio of Imoke, Nyako and Wammako have already secured their party’s ticket ahead of their State’s governorship elections scheduled to hold at different dates this year. Imoke and Nyako however enjoy a great deal of popularity in their states and have the backing of the PDP and the Presidency to return to office. The same cannot however be said for Wammako, who though has secured his party’s ticket, may still be blocked by the PDP and Presidency because he did not support the election of President Goodluck Jonathan.

Kogi State already has a governor-elect waiting to be sworn following a governorship election that was conducted in December, 2011.

The biggest loser of the lot is Timipre Sylva, who was disqualified from contesting in the Bayelsa State PDP primary; and would be arrested, detained and prosecuted on various charges ranging from corruption to treason, THEWILL was told by reliable sources. (He allegedly threatened to kill President Jonathan and his wife because they refused to support his re-election bid). The Governor has since fallen out with the President who was his predecessor in office. Sylva’s sin was that he frustrated efforts at the National Assembly to make then Vice President Goodluck Jonathan Acting President, during the long absence from office of late President Umaru Yar’Adua, due to an ailment that eventually led to his demise.

Sources conversant with the plan told THEWILL Thursday that the SSS operatives attached to Sylva have been directed to detain him as soon as his sack is announced.

Sylva is presently in court challenging the PDP’s decision to block him from seeking the party’s ticket.

There is however panic across the five states following the development, as the Governors have relocated to Abuja -- Nyako and Sylva have been in Abuja for over a week -- Sources close to the Governors told THEWILL that they are all aware that their terms would probably come to end in a couple of hours and have made contingency plans to manage the situation at their various states.

The Speakers of the State Assemblies in the states affected will assume office as acting governors if indeed the governors are removed by the court as expected, and INEC will have to conduct fresh polls within a stipulated period, usually 3-6 months.

http://thewillnigeria.com/politics/12108-Anxiety-Supreme-Court-Moves-Sack-Governors-landmark-Judgement.html

They should also look into the Senate and House of Thieves. Too many riggins at all levels.

If this story is true, why not kick out the idiots in Abia State?

Which ever way the judiciary passes the ball, it will atract volumes of coments from both legal and the general public.

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Everyday new movies in Naija politics. Make we dey watch

Pls my enlightened friends, can any of u explain to me y there tenures Wia elongated(or y dey seek its elongation). Have been hearing about d issue for long, but Am kinda lost in it.

We are watching

Anyone knows why Wammako is in GEJ black's book? i know about Sylva and i think he deserves it but not sure why GEJ wants Sokoto governor out of office.

Its getting serious in Nigeria these days !!

The die is cast. The announcement has been made.

Timipre will find it tough against GEJ. I wonder how the rest PDP governors, who have stood behind Timipre, will react to this.

my honourable governor is there, thank God

Pukkah:

The die is cast. The announcement has been made.

You mean the court session is over.They have been sacked

Choi, Bye Bye Sylva. Another court case bought by GEJ.

Supreme Court Sack 5 State Governors

SAN FRANCISCO, January 27, (THEWILL) – Just as exclusively reported in our earlier edition, the Supreme Court has sacked 5 state governors from office in a tenure elongation ruling delivered Friday morning in Abuja.

The 7-panel of justices headed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Dahiru Musdapher, ordered the sack of Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Timipre Sylva and his Sokoto State counterpart, Aliyu Wammako, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris (Kogi State), Admiral Murtala Nyako (Adamawa State), and Senator Liyel Imoke (Cross River State). The five of them belong to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

http://thewillnigeria.com/politics/12113-Supreme-Court-Sack-State-Governors.html

Goodluck Jonathan Judgement

Is this really constitutional?

Damn!! Why didn't they see T.A Orji naw?? They shld include him o

FLASH: court removes Govs Imoke, Sylva, Wamakko, Idris & Nyako from office

Syliver go hear am,I hop they make him a scapegoat to the others who take careless pleasure in abusing the C-in-C.

Yeah, that’s a good one! However, Abia state government should definitely be among, sorry!

what wil happen as in the case of kogi state. The new gov has been elected. All hail d judiciary!

however, the news is out and silva has been kicked out. there is rejoicing in yenegoa.
this is just shitty. his tenure ends in less than 3 weeks.

GEJ is weak? Lol

Men's dept you are very correct cos if this story is true, why not delete that idiot in abia state too.

Thief After Orju needs to be included there. There must be a mistake somewhere.

Hiss

Poor Imoke!

Uhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Enjoy Fresh Air !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kogi case will b interestin to follow because d gov in wating may be sworn-in . However, Ochocho may also go to court to claim his PDP candidature since d office was vacant for election for which he was cleared by inec to run in april. I see another TEST period for our judiciary