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faithfancy:
So true, PDP in Benue do the needful.

Nothing the PDP in Benue can do anymore, the tribunal have given her judgment and that evidence cannot be use anymore at the court of appeal or Supreme Court. All what both appeal and Supreme Court will follow is the same evidence used at the tribunal and go through the ruling of the tribunal to give their judgment. PDP USA learner.

TonyeBarcanista:
Beside, it formed part of PDP's prayer before the Tribunal
www.leadership.ng/news/462233/tribunal-dismisses-pdps-petition-upholds-ortoms-election



Modified...

Did you read the news of the link you provide very well? The justice Karatu said the petitioner did not provide any evidence to proof that Ortom did not qualify. So you just want the tribunal to disqualify Ortom without proper evidence to back up their claims? Like I said next PDP should get a good lawyers to defend them very well like the APC is doing.

TonyeBarcanista:
There is No way the court will contradict itself. It is either we lose Taraba and gain Benue or we retain Taraba and lose Benue.

sorry Barcanister you are loosing both, the lawyers to the APC candidates are so brilliant to have use the primary election if PDP in Taraba as evidence against them in the tribunal, Mind the PDP lawyers never raise anything of such at the tribunal. Mind you the appeal and Supreme Court will never listen to any evidence anymore only the ones use at the tribunal they will have to to go through, review them and the judgment of the tribunal to give her own verdict. So PDP is dead.

TonyeBarcanista:
Just yesterday, the Taraba state governorship election petition tribunal that sat in Abuja nullified the election of Governor Ishaku Darius of the PDP in favor of Hajia Aisha Alhassan of APC. The decision was based on the ground that Architect Ishaku Darius was not validly nominated by the PDP in contravention of Sections 78, 85 and 87 of the Electoral Act(EA 2010). Specifically, the tribunal held that the PDP never had legal candidate for the Taraba poll.

If we are to go by the judgement, then it will be fair for the Benue state election tribunal to nullify the election of Governor Samuel Orthom of APC because his nomination contravened S 78(b)(1)(2), 85(1) and 85(2) of the Electoral Act as well.

Governor Orthom's Illegitimate Nomination:
According to INEC's timetable for 2015 General election, primary election of candidate was slated for October 2 and December 11, 2014.

The APC Governorship primary election for Benue state was originally slated for December 4/5 2014, but it wasn't held. It was again shifted to December 11, 2014(deadline) but NO primary election was held on the said day. No report that any delegate participated in ANY primary election on that day. The party 'elders' settled for a consensus candidate before the midnight of the day. Even the pro-APC Nations Newspaper reported that;

"Chief Ortom emerged after other governorship aspirants stepped down for him at the end of a close door meeting brokered by the senate minority leader, Senator George Akume, in Makurdi."
www.thenationonlineng.net/benue-apc-settles-ortom-governorship-candidate/

In fact, the five other APC aspirants including, Emmanuel Jime, Mike Iordye, Akange Audu, Sen Joseph Waku and Prof Steve Ugbah released a statement on December 12, 2014 to REJECT the arrangement of the so-called party elders in Benue state (see here www.leadership.ng/news/394871/benue-apc-primaries-5-guber-aspirants-reject-ortom).

Further more, INEC was NOT present at the dead of the night to witness the illegitimate arrangement that was held inside somebody's parlour. Let us no forget that Goodluck Jonathan though a PDP consensus candidate, went through formal primaries to fulfill the Electoral Act.

APC Has No Legal Gubernatorial Candidate For Benue state:
Going by the above, the arrangement that brought Samuel Orthom as the APC candidate for Benue state governorship election contravenes sections 78(b)(1)(2) and85(1)(2) of the Electoral Act 2010.

Section 78 (b) (1)(2) of the Electoral Act states: In the case of nomination to the position of Governorship candidate, a political party shall where they intend to sponsor candidates:

(i) hold special congress in each of the Local Government Areas of the States with delegates voting for each of the aspirants at the congress to be held in designated centres on specified dates.

(ii) the aspirant with the highest number of vote at the end of the voting shall be declared the winner of the primaries of the party and aspirant’s name shall be forwarded to the commission as the candidate of the party, for the particular state.

The arrangement that brought Orthom never met the above condition. Hence, the APC technically has no candidate for Benue state governorship election 2015. There is no record that APC Benue delegates endorsed Samuel Orthom as candidate through voice votes or ballot box. There is also no record that INEC witnessed any Benue APC governorship primary election on or before December 11, 2014 which is in contravento to S85 of the Electoral Act.

The PDP candidate Terhemen Tarzor should have been declared as the legitimate winner of the election by INEC and the Tribunal.

INEC's and Judicial Glaring Hypocrisy:
The position of INEC on Taraba and Benue states reeks double standard. While they testified that they never witnessed ANY primary legitimate PDP primary for Taraba state governorship contest, the FAILED to testify same for Benue state. This issue though part of PDP's petition, must be seriously pursued by the PDP at the Court of Appeal to reclaim Benue state to the people.

The Petition tribunal in Benue state unfortunately dismissed the issue on "technical" ground in the rulling on September 21, 2015 in order to keep Orthom in power. This is double standard from the Judiciary. You can't nullify A and Uphold B when they bother on the same matter. I'm optimistic that the Court of Appeal will upturn the verdict.

What is good for Taraba should be good for Benue.!!!


May God Bless Us All and Bless Nigeria

Barcanister is here again with his nonsense write up as usual, Ok let's accept its was an agreement between the elders of the party but was held in Makurdi unlike that of taraba that was held in Abuja.

Ok

PDP has bad agenda...

Mogidi:
Why didn't the tribunal hold in Taraba state?
This same tribunal is presently sitting in Abuja because of........yes you guessed it...because of security challenges, same reason PDP primaries could not hold in Taraba.

Then why did they lock the delegates out and the date they conduct the primary elapse the INEC stipulated date.

adsamsom:
Baba Go slow.........

wait why is everything blamed on PMB are you mad?

moyinoluwabun:
meanwhile, don't engage me in Amaechi's business cos his own wasn't speaking up but a clear betrayal of his party that fed him.

Fayose also betray PDP the party that made him in 2007 and 2011 election remember?

Seunaj05:
Why is it that APC is trying to impose governance on the people of Nigeria? APC just undermined the votes of the people of Taraba using the judiciary super power to steal the mandate of the people. This is very dubious of APC because there is no way that woman would have won in a contested election coz Darius of PDP have nothing less than 60% support in Taraba

Sorry did you follow the election at all? the woman have 70% chance of winning, She is in early lead before PDP do their mago mago then.. google is your friends you will find links to what am saying.

chedet:
All the above example are different with what happened in Taraba. In the above cases, the tribunal determined that Aregbesola, Fayemi et. el scored the highest number instead of the declared winner and relying on section 140 (3) of Electoral act declared them winner.

In the case of Taraba, if the electoral act section 140 (2) was to be followed, the tribunal ought not to have declared a winner but a re-run because the declared winner did score the highest number of votes but wasn't qualified to contest the election. However, here lies the Nigerian problem... A federal high court in 2011 or so declared sections 140 and 141 of the electoral act null, void and of no effect!

So following the electoral law, by the reason given by the tribunal, they ought to have declared a re-run, however they are also right by relying on the judgement of high court which insist that tribunals and courts has declarative injunctions.

So in which ever way the election went the APC will still win as far as they can defend there case very well... Remember in appeal court no more evidence but what on gorund.

Revelation4:
Nigeria with nonsense constitution, constitution that we have even failed to keep every single day, what concerns tribunal with parties primary, if they like Let me go and do it in bostwana , is it not their party?

hahahah now you seem not to understand this, The petitioner will use any evidence to tacke her opponent and that one of the available evidence.. According to electoral Ishaku Darius is not eleible to participate in that election.

PRYCE:
I didn't say the election was credible but that the eligibility of one of the respondents wasn't contained in the petitioners application... and courts work on the contents of an application right?

Exactly what he is telling you, Darius is not eligible according to the electoral act and that will be used against him in the appellate court..

PRYCE:
Furck off this thread! I need sane people with good replies on my threads please... Not your ilk! Thanks!

He gave you a good point nonsense as usual, PDP got it wrong in Taraba this time around, holding primary in Abuja instead of jalingo is a strong evidence they are not to be a participant on that election

philGeo:
Why the insult? I will not reply you, Because my Parents warns me not to insult any body, understand the insult can not add any thing or remove any party of my body.

Where is the insult?

Baboo13:
Ma ro ra e pin

You can be bigger than any politician

and what does that have to do with getting the right judgement?

idemudiacollins:
Buhari Influenced the Judgement... this is not healthy for our Democracy

When tribunal declare PDP winner in both Abia and Delta who influence that? GEJ

TonyeBarcanista:
Lying Liars! No tribunal can 'sack' any governor to install another. The electoral law forbids that. The worst they can do is to order rerun.

As for this case, the Judge is yet to give his verdict.

Tonye now i give up on you, Since the day you decamp you lost your glory and you thinking cap.... PDP has done the worst to your life i swear....

How about this


Edo State: Osunbor was sacked and Oshiomole replace him

Osun: Oyinlola was sacked and Aregbe replace him

Ekiti: Segun Oni was Sacked and Fayemi replace him

Ondo: Agagu was sacked and reply by Mimiko.

Anambra: Ngige was sacked and replace by Peter Obi

that's all i know people can add there's

philGeo:
Too bad, how APC will be sacking other parties like that, is it because they are in Power or what? To bad if this story is true, because the presidential the the thing that they are the only party deserve everything?

With all th rubbish you type up there will that change anything? PDP lost woefully...

Baboo13:
Another oshiomole in the making

Wagbayi omo mi

presidentitotoh:
There is a conspiracy to flush out all the pdp governors by the apc...GMB is using the judiciary to fight the pdp and gradually make them powerless and insignificant thereby driving them into virtual extinction from Nigeria's political biosphere. Apc has successfully infiltrated the helm of power and will now stop at nothing to eliminate all threats that could jeopardize their affairs as regards their vision to become the ultimate custodians of power..Pdp is in for a ride!!!this happens to be more than just a fight against the opposition...It is the total destruction of the party that was once untouchable and regarded as the most powerful party in Africa..Nigeria's political history is about to be rewritten!!!!

stop fooling your self, PDP win tribunal in Delta and Abia. Who do we blame for that?

Tinkinguy:
Guys, I think some issues need to be considered very well about this verdict.
PDP candidate was removed not because he didn't win the election. According to the judge, he was removed because he was not properly selected by PDP.
With this I have my reservation on the verdict.

Exactly you get it jare.... even supreme court will dismiss the case.

chukwudi44:
Hmm so election petition tribunals can sit in Abuja but PDP primaries cant be held in Abuja? Abegi tell me something!! It would be interesting to see what the supreme court would rule on the matter!!

Hahha sorry chukwudi, it pains alot.. Mind you Wike also aproach appeal court about tribunal being held in Abuja and remember what the judgement was even in supreme court dismiss the case.....


http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/192218-supreme-court-dismisses-wikes-suit-against-tribunal.html

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/breaking-supreme-court-dismisses-wikes-suit-against-tribunal/



is not business as usual

hinwazaka:
So you believed the trash I wrote. Zombie, he was sacked because they claimed the figures were wrong.

in whatever way he was sacked i know its winner for APC.

Baboo13:
Ohh sorry I was arguing with an APC person

Yes oya go and die.

campdavid2015:
Hmm. This is absolutely unacceptable. The Judiciary system in Nigeria is gradaully loosing its pride. Were is now the hope of the common man? May God deliver us from a biased judgement.

When tribunals were upholding the elections won by PDP Governors, the judiciary is not loosing is pride ba? yeye dey smell

If you like, cry more than the bereaved, that is your funeral.

TonyeBarcanista:
What concerns the judge with PDP primaries? This judgement will be upturned

hahah it does concern the judge, remember how Ameachi came to power as Governor?

FacelessPatriot:
Ishaku remains the governor as long as he appeals...there is no first elected female whatever...don't let the muslims in Taraba hear you

If you know the gravity of the rulling you won't say that, Even his lawyers will not advice him to appeal cos APC will be using same evidence of the primary that produce him being held in Abuja against the stipulated electoral act that suppose to be held in Jalingo the state capital

TonyeBarcanista:
This is a defeat for democracy and will be upturned at the appropriate time

When tribunals were upholding the elections won by PDP Governors, it's not a defeat to democrazy oooo.

If you like, cry more than the bereaved, that is your funeral.

FacelessPatriot:
The verdict won't last...PDP will simply provide proofs that he was their choice candidate in the primaries. Appeal court loading

hahaha yes he will but the primary was held in abuja going against the elctoral act that suppose to be held in jalingo the state capital... Even supreme will rule in favor of the runner up.

zicoraads:
This is bad, really bad. There is no chance in hell that Senator Aisha Alhassan would have won the election in Taraba state.

The APC led FG should stop interfering in matters that would cause chaos and trouble. Watch the state go up in flames.

What is bad, The woman in question have already been appointed as a minister already, So you mean the lawyers dont know what they are doing when they present evidence that the primary election that produce Ishaku of PDP was held in Abuja instead of Jalingo?

Where are this people? @chukwudi44, @firefire, @anonimi, etc... Barcanister please check on them oooo, hope they have not commit suicide oo.