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Bayelsa: Primate Ayodele reveals who will finally emerge as governor
The leader of INRI evangelical spiritual church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has reacted to the political situation in Bayelsa state.

The Bayelsa State Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Abuja had annulled the election of Duoye Diri, governor of Bayelsa State.

The election was nullified based on a petition by the Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party, which argued that it was unlawfully excluded from participating in the election.

As a result of this, a fresh election was ordered to be conducted in 90 days.
Following this development, some opposition parties, especially the All Progressive Congress (APC) have been jubilating.

Meanwhile, Primate Ayodele said that there is no need for the APC and its ousted candidate, David Lyon to jubilate because at the end of it all, Governor Duoye Diri will become victorious.

He, however, advised Governor Duoye Diri to remain focused and do the needful.

‘’David Lyon and The All Progressive Congress in Bayelsa state should not jubilate, Governor Duoye Diri will become victorious amidst all crisis.
All he needs to do is stay focused and do the needful, He will surpass everything He Is facing currently, he said.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/dailypost.ng/2020/08/20/bayelsa-primate-ayodele-reveals-who-will-finally-emerge-as-governor/

Djrufus:
don't even bother urself, the judgement is clear...A fresh election to be conducted and ANDP should be on the ballot. So it means the excluded ANDP should be added to the list of qualified candidates before the election which APC was never qualified

Which judgment is clear

This is where it's ended.......... Nigeria uniVersities

tuniski:
Apc will not and cannot be on the ballot whatever name the election is called.

Despite the fact that the kangaroo judgment will not stand, I think APC will not contest.

As in the case of Victor Umeh vs Uche Ekwunife over the Anambra central senatorial election 2015. Ekwunife was disqualified and PDP didnt present a new candidate in the rescheduled fresh election which Senator Victor Umeh won. So in this bayelsa case, It is not lawful, the period for submission and replacing of names of candidate for the election has since been concluded so no new name can be submitted. I stand to be corrected

garfield1:
The grounds of appeal are weak

Leave it for appeal court to decide. It will be a great miracle for you to accept anything aside APC

quickberry:
Wait till judgement is delivered on the case

No problems

quickberry:
Wrong

duro4chang:
I was thinking the matter is between INEC and the other party. INEC might spoil case for Diri . He should work with INEC.

Any of them can appeal

ORIENTATION101:
you re this your 10yrs old rhetorics

You should be bothered that diri lawyers re making mockery of their case
You expect appeal court to set aside tribunal judgment for that watery shit diri lawyers put together: D

Yes Sir president court of appeal. Your eyes will soon clear

quickberry:
It's only the courts that can disqualify a candidate

With inec can accept form from a 10 year old Nigerian citizen

Confirmedzombie:
As a senior lawyer, and based on the grounds of Appeal, i can conclude that the judgement of majority of the tribunal will be upheld.

The grounds contended by the counsel of Diri lacks merit and cant fly.

I urge Diri to begin to prepare for a fresh election.

This is false

Legal practitioners across TV stations are condemning this cooked judgment

quickberry:
The replacement is not below 35, the bone of contention is that the name was submitted after the deadline for replacement of candidates.

Now you know.

quickberry:
The question should be; does INEC have the right to disqualify the party from participating in the election?

Can a candidate below 35 be accepted?

quickberry:
The lady is not below 35

She is o. The period of substitution even passed before her name was presented

quickberry:
Majority or minority?

Majority

kcnwaigbo:
Did the ANDP substitute candidate outside the timeframe provided by the law?

They knew and even replaced him with a Lady below 35.

quickberry:
He contended that INEC never rejected or disqualified the candidates of ANDP in its September 13, 2019 letter but merely informed the party that the nomination of its candidates “was invalid for the reason of their being underage and below the constitutional age threshold”.

Dead on arrival.

INEC through Mr. Festus Okoye, this morning, admitted that they disqualified the ANDP from participating in the election.

That tribunal judgment will fly

Fergie garfield1
Governor Duoye Diri of Bayelsa State, on Tuesday, filed 11 grounds of appeal against Monday’s judgment of the state’s governorship election petition tribunal which sacked him from office.

The tribunal sitting in Abuja nullified Diri’s election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct a fresh poll within 90 days.

The three-man tribunal, in a split decision of two-to-one, had the majority nullify the November 16, 2019 election as a result of the unlawful exclusion of the Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party and its candidate, King George, from the exercise.


Two judges on the panel – Justices Yunusa Musa and Sikiru Owoduni – in upholding the petition filed by the ANDP, held that INEC lacked the power to exclude any party from an election.

But the chairman of the tribunal, Justice Ibrahim Sirajo, in his dissenting judgment, dismissed ANDP’s petition.

Diri, through his lead counsel, Chief Chris Uche (SAN), on Tuesday, filed a notice of appeal containing 11 grounds at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, contending that the judges who delivered the tribunal’s majority judgment erred in law.


He urged the court to set aside the majority judgment and affirm Justice Sirajo’s minority judgment of the tribunal.

The appellant contended among others that the tribunal erred in law when it held that ANDP’s petition was not statute-barred.


According to the appellant, the cause of action arose on November 16, 2019, being the election day from which ANDP claimed to have been excluded and the party had 21 days within which to file their petition but did not file the petition until more than five months after.


The governor’s lawyer maintained that the ANDP’s petition was statute-barred, in breach of the provisions of section 285(5) of the Nigerian Constitution.

He also argued that the tribunal erred in its majority judgment that ANDP’s candidates for the November 16, 2019 election were validly nominated.


He contended that INEC never rejected or disqualified the candidates of ANDP in its September 13, 2019 letter but merely informed the party that the nomination of its candidates “was invalid for the reason of their being underage and below the constitutional age threshold”.


He added that the decision of the tribunal “was in conflict with the evidence” of the party “voiced out through the highest organ” of the party that its deputy governorship candidate was not disqualified by INEC.

Uche also argued that the tribunal erred in law when it held in its majority judgment that ANDP possessed locus standi to file and maintain its petition.

He added that it erroneous for the tribunal to have held in the majority judgment that ANDP’s case is not a pre-election matter.


He argued that by virtue of section 285(14)(c) of the Constitution, the allegation of disqualification form an election constituted grounds for pre-election and not post-election cases.

The appellant urged the Court of Appeal, to “set aside the entire majority decision of the tribunal (per Hon. Justice Yunsa Musa and Hon. Justice S. M Owodunni) appealed against and to dismiss the 1st respondent’s petition”.

He also urged the court to “uphold the minority judgment of the Chairman of the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, Hon. Justice Muhammed I. Sirajo which clearly appreciated the law and correctly applied the same to the facts, and rightly dismissed the petition”.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/bayelsa-diri-files-appeal-against-sacking-by-tribunal/%3famp=1

garfield1:
Unfortunately

That judgment will not stand. Those two judges were high maybe

garfield1:
Oga,inec cannot disqualify as far as they submitted before the deadline.only the courts can.simple

With this your opinion, a 10 year old Nigerian citizen can pick governorship form and inec will accept it.

fergie001:
AAA593, Orientation101...Did the two of you come here to educate yourselves or wrestle?

STOP IT

He started insulting me o. Please check our posts

ORIENTATION101:
you re the one to borrow yourself sense.

What is the meaning of the word void ab initio?

I see you're insulting yourself

ORIENTATION101:
you re the one decieving your self.

Bayelsa 2019 election never existed according to court ruling yesterday .the election is now " void ab initio"

I'm wasting my time

Kingjames28:
APC trying to come in through the back down, even if another election will hold APC will not participate because the supreme court has already disqualified Thier candidate because of his deputy.

And Orientation101 is here deceiving people

ORIENTATION101:
answer my question

Or shut up forever and admit your ignorance of the not knowing difference between rerun and fresh Election

You're not making sense at all and your level of ignorance in this matter is legendary

akdjr:
I totally understand it's a two distinct terms. But my question is, is there any electoral laws that state that in the event of disqualifying a running mate/deputy Governor for an election already conducted that the candidate/party cannot substitute such person if the said election was later cancelled entirely and a fresh election is ordered? I am here to learn and let's not attached sentiments to answer to question. I don't think we have ever had this kind of election matter before and I am curious to know better cos of the Kogi election matter that brought in Yahaya Bello. I really appreciate ur response. quote author=kcnwaigbo post=92944280]
Withdrawal and disqualification are two distinct terms

APC cannot contest any governorship election in bayelsa whether fresh or rerun.

ORIENTATION101:
so how will inec add andp to the election if they won't open window for substitution of candidate

E no concern APC

robosky02:
Then APGA



Has won it

Was PDP disqualified?

ORIENTATION101:
the court ruled the election void an initio meaning the election never existed .
Inec can't stop APC from participating because they election they were disqualified never existed before the law.

It is now left to you to prove to inec chairman that the already void an intio existed before the law

So they will be qualified for fresh election by selecting new deputy? APC cannot produce candidate for bayelsa governorship election till 2023. You're making me laugh

Esseite:
This was Substituted within the time frame.. the APP party in Bayelsa was well beyond the deadline for substitution... the case has gone to a previous high court, which threw it out, the appeal court would most likely do same..

Go and read the tribunal chairman's judgement and you'll know that ANDP submitted it out of time