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FeelGoodAlways:
Lengthy

We object to the tendering of these documents and would state reasons at the final stage.

Astra101:
What if belle enter

prinsam30:
oh my goodness, how did I missed this game, honestly women get power when it comes to that area aswear, make I quickly turn on my app make I watch the second half, na wa ooo, kyase abeg if u dey around gist me wetin I miss, angelfrost how the mats na

"Mr Tinubu’s many controversies, from perjury, multiple identities, political killings, ethnoreligious bigotry, corruption to documented drug-trafficking, are also beginning to embolden the country’s darker instincts, with politicians, officials and security operatives, making a show of competing for who is the baddest gangster."

solmusdesigns:
Mahmood Yakub did his very best but 3rd class Obi wants to rubbish a Professor

What more can Mahmood do?!

Today was arguably the Petitioners' best day in court as Respondents were obviously taken unawares. Having adjourned yesterday to reconvene with presentation of witnesses in schedule, the Respondents' counsels must have arrived court today, armed to the teeth with cross-examination iron bars, and hot iron bars for that matter. But instead, the Petitioners successfully tendered essential documents from six contentious states in evidence.

Lining up at the Petitioners' corner were HE Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party, who stood in for himself and his party; the Kaduna State-born Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the vice presidential candidate of the party; Comrade Julius Abure, the National Chairman of the party and Prof Akin Oshuntokun, the Director General of the LP Campaign Council.

The Petitioners' Counsels was led by Prof Awa Kalu, SAN.

First Respondent (INEC) counsel was led by Sam Ihero, SAN.

Second & Third Respondents' Counsels (Tinubu & Shettima) were led by Wole Olanipekun, SAN.

Fourth Respondents' Counsels (APC) was led by Lateef Fagbemi, SAN.

Kalu took over and introduced a member of his team, Emeka Okpoko, SAN to take over the course of rendering documents for the Petitioners.

Immediately Okpoko took over, Ihero, objected, saying that the Petitioners just served them papers to indicate rendering of documents this morning.

After the usual banter, the Haruna Tsammani-led panel allowed Okpoko to proceed.

However, there arose an issue regarding scheduling of documents filed and order of tendering, leading to the court to stand down in order for the Petitioners to put things in order.

Based on this normal issues in all courts, particularly tribunals, the propagandists went to town, saying things ranging from that the Petitioners were not ready, that they are confused to outrightly labelling Obi and LP counsels incompetent. They attempted vainly to smear an otherwise very successful day for the Petitioners.

But after the ten-minute stepdown, the court resumed and tendering of forms EC8A and EC8B proceeded accordingly. Rivers State (15 LGAs), Benue State (23 LGAs), Cross River State ( 18 LGAs), Niger State (21 LGAs), Osun State (20 LGAs) and Ekiti State (16 LGAs) were all tendered and admitted by the Tribunal in evidence. Nonetheless, INEC and all other Respondents objected to the documents so tendered, informing the Tribunal that they would state reasons for objection in writing during presentation of final addresses. Strangely, INEC objected to documents they certified prior to tendering.

By 1.00 pm, Okpoko finished and the Petitioners were done for the business of the day. They asked for adjournment to continue tomorrow and without any objection from the Respondents, the Tribunal adjourned Obi vs Tinubu to June 2.

By all indices of election petitions, today was a very successful one for the Petitioners. Twelve more states to be rendered tomorrow.

HacheNoire:
You are not in position to talk about crime and criminality!

Visit the South African, Malaysia, Indonesia, India and Singapore prisons before arriving at a conclusion.

Research even has it that, if the count of prisoners in those countries were allowed to vote, Peter would have won the election by wide margin.

proeast:
You must be out of your mind to be talking about unity with barbarians. These people attacked other Nigerians just because they wanted to vote, a basic human right!

If a criminal snatches your car at gunpoint and later repaints it while promising to maintain it very well, will you now endorse him?

DMerciful:
You want us to reward criminality?

Risingblue008:
Sometimes,
Topics on nairaland is just to create argument and insults among ourselves,
Seyn should be mindful of the topics he chooses,
Tribalism
Ecthicity
Insults etc will has increased tremendously here on nairaland,it even got worst before and now after the election,
K,now
WHATS THE MEANING OF THIS TOPICS NOW?
e come relate to church,
We abuse churches here than any and whc is bad,
If u wan knw about those prophecy
Go and meet the pastors direct and ask Dem,
No put topic for here wey go dey bring insults to my religion,
Even if it's wrong,I'll still accept it,
Cos I never see for here when any Iman or mosque is being insulted jokenly.

“Democracy in Nigeria died long ago, we are only realizing it today,” another user, Nwa tweeted.

Some Nigerians on Twitter have started trending ‘Black Monday’ to express their displeasure over the inauguration of Bola Tinubu as the country's president.

Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress was declared the winner of the 2023 presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission in March.

Tinubu's declaration as president-elect has been hotly contested, which is one of the reasons his opponents, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, petitioned the election tribunal to overturn his victory.

Many Nigerians had shown their dissatisfaction towards how Tinubu succeeds Muhammadu Buhari, whose administration has been widely adjudged as a failure.

A human rights advocate and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Sowore, described the present political situation of Nigeria as moving from one error to another.

He said, “Nigeria perpetually in circumlocution-moving from error to error! #Revolutionnow.”

Nigerians have also begun to trend a hashtag, ‘Black Monday’ on Twitter, accusing the ruling party, APC, INEC and the judiciary of killing democracy in the country.

"Black Monday as our democracy has been murdered by APC, INEC, and The Judiciary," a Twitter user captioned a flyer where today — May 29, 2023, Bola Tinubu's inauguration day — was labelled as "Black Monday."

“Democracy in Nigeria died long ago, we are only realizing it today,” another user, Nwa tweeted.

According to Kemawilly, the 2023 election could be described as forceful election based on the testimonies shared by some Nigerians.

He said, “Black Monday: It was a forceful selection and not election. This has been confirmed by Tunde Bakare and other true Nigerians, and God will certainly disgrace all the evil conspiracies.”

Crystalsweetnes:
Who is the righful winner please?

POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Baba-Ahmed firmly believes that inaugurating Tinubu, whose electoral victory did not meet constitutional requirements according to him, would undermine democracy itself.

Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the 2023 vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has once again expressed his strong opposition to the scheduled swearing-in of President-elect Bola Tinubu and his vice president, Kashim Shettima.

POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Baba-Ahmed firmly believes that inaugurating Tinubu, whose electoral victory did not meet constitutional requirements according to him, would undermine democracy itself.

The LP vice presidential candidate criticised the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, for recklessly issuing a certificate of return to Tinubu.

With only four days remaining until Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumes the presidency of Nigeria, Baba-Ahmed emphasised that such a swearing-in ceremony would be a direct assault on democracy.

Datti conveyed his message to a gathering of elected officials from the Labour Party, including eight Senators-elect and 36 members-elect of the Federal House of Representatives, through a Zoom telecast in Abuja.

During his address, Datti firmly asserted, “The events set to take place on May 29th are a clear violation of the constitution, and I emphasise a clear violation. I say this without hesitation and due to the urgency of the matter.”

The petitions challenging Tinubu’s victory in the presidential election held on February 25th continue to fuel debates across the country.

While some are calling for the postponement of the inauguration, others argue that the presidential election petition tribunal must deliver its verdict before any inauguration takes place.

Despite these concerns, the federal government remains adamant that the swearing-in ceremony of the president-elect will proceed as planned, asserting that the ongoing litigation will not impact the event.

Taylor90:
The cocaine sniffing maggot will have strength to go for a concert but can’t and has never granted a single interview


43 artistes performed on a concert with less than 4k people in attendance

Imagine say na Peter Obi dey do that concert for Lagos

You’ll see genuine love and stampede with musicians who are willing to perform for free

You can’t buy love dear

What a Parkinson disease infused president

Coolabbie:
Tinubu will NEVER rule this country.
All the prophecies said something will happen to prevent it.
I trust you, Lord

CruelDove:
You know I was not born yesterday sha


Don't try to bobo me with a loose facade abeg. Like I said Jesus Christ is a spiritual figure, comparing him to your 63 years old youth is blasphemous.

finallybusy:
See as this thread sweet me for body. I’ve run this journey six times and counting. Once Tinubu enter power, na final japa get me. OP, more grease to your elbows. You don pass Nairaland bingos level.

OloyeVIII:
Where did he mention Peter Obi?
all of you thinking that are pure scum!

MrPOTUS:
Very stupid op.

Why compare Christ with Obi??

I'm sure you're not a Christian.

Is obi a saint, was he flawless during his tenure as a governor??

Why compare him with Christ??

Morøn!

Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has disclosed what he and the party are doing to reclaim their allegedly stolen mandate in court.

Recall the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) confirmed the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, as the February 25th presidential election winner.

Labour Party and its candidate, other political parties and their candidates have since dragged the electoral commission and APC to court over the said outcome of the polls.

Obi, however, has expressed optimism that he will still get justice in court even after Tinubu is sworn in on May 29.

Naija News reports that Pre-trials at the Presidential Election Tribunal ended on Tuesday, with the trial proper scheduled to begin on Tuesday, May 30. Petitioners have three weeks to present their case as opposed to the seven weeks they asked for beginning from May 30 to June 23.

Speaking through his spokesperson, Diran Onifade, on Wednesday, May 24, Obi expressed confidence in the tribunal, noting that his lawyers are following up the case in court and would eventually get him justice.

The former Governor of Anambra State cited multiple incidences where people were recalled after being sworn into office.

Obi said while they cannot do anything extra, they will press on with shreds of evidence to prove they won the February 25th election.

The former Anambra State governor also debunked statements by the Apapa Lamidi-led faction that his chances were threatened at the tribunal due to failure to provide a N1.5 million fee to obtain necessary documents needed as evidence in court from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

“They are suspended. They are out of the system so they don’t know what is going on in the system. All this crap they are talking about does not make sense. They don’t have the right information as to what is going on in the party. We do not owe INEC anything. The court has asked INEC to give us documents. Our lawyers have complied. We have applied. Whatever is meant to be paid has been paid but they don’t know because they are suspended. They are not part of the party at this point. In which party event have you seen them? They are only hopping from TV studio to TV studio. And claiming who they are not. Our party people that have now been elected, are they in touch with them? They are using sabotage to even deny these people of the mandate that elected them. This is what they are busy doing. They are outsiders.

“It is INEC that is owing us documents that the court said they should give us. We do not owe them any money,” Onifade said on behalf of the Labour Party candidate.

On what the party is doing actually to ensure victory in court, he noted: “You cannot do anything extra than just take your case to court; state your case, bring your evidence, bring your witnesses and do the right thing, which is what we have been doing.”

Anglican Archbishop of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province, Most Rev. David Onuoha, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of kidnapping the future and hope for a better Nigeria in its conduct of the 2023 presidential election.

He stated this at the weekend at the Cathedral Church of St . Paul’s, Ezeoke Nsu, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, saying despite all the promises and assurances of a free, fair and credible poll, INEC sabotaged the exercise.

He said the usual slang of ‘declare me winner and let him go to court’ indicated a major flaw in the country’s electoral jurisprudence.

He urged judicial officers handling petitions arising from the polls to be bold and courageous in the discharge of their duties to save the country from anarchy.

Onuoha, who congratulated Nigerians for exercising their right to choose their leaders in the last general elections, noted how the excercise gulped nearly N400 billion of tax payers money.

He said: “INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, should be declared number one enemy of Nigeria. I recommend a national award of Grand Enemy of the Federal Republic (GEFR) for him. In saner climes, he would have either resigned or arrested and charged for sabotage of Nigerian electoral process. An ample opportunity to get things right and reposition Nigeria for greatness was sacrificed on the altar of greed, deceit, selfishness and impunity. Despite all the promises and assurances, INEC, to the embarrassment, astonishment and bewilderment of all sabotaged the polls.

“I equally commended Nigerians for their maturity in handling the aftermath of the election by rejecting the option of demonstrations and violence and choosing to be civil. Now that the matters are before the courts, we passionately appeal to our judicial officers to endeavour to be fair and just in handling the petitions before them.

“We expect that falsehood will be exposed and truth upheld. It may be necessary at this stage, to find out why politicians would always be too happy to ask the aggrieved to go to court, after perpetrating obvious electoral fraud.

“The usual slang of ‘declare me winner and let him go to court’, indicates a major flaw in our electoral jurisprudence. This is because the court, in most cases, has confirmed those electoral fraud and manipulations, thereby giving a stamp of authority to illegality. We are worried that the high level of impunity witnessed in our society today, especially in electoral matters, portends grave danger to our nation, if not arrested urgently. The civil disobedience that might follow any attempt to stamp judicial authority on the scam, the 2023 presidential election turned out to be, will not be good for anyone. We must always remember that make oppression possible, also make struggle for liberation inevitable. We therefore, call for a review of our laws, with a view to removing any provision that may encourage evil and embolden wrong doers. Judicial officers must be bold and courageous in the discharge of their duties to save this society from anarchy,” he said.

"INEC let Nigeria win," "Nigerians not for sale. #We fight for justice," "A fraudulent election cannot produce a credible leader,"