₦airaland Forum

AntiChristian:
Did they use the word "forge"?
Why do you guys like to spread half-truths around?

CSU said they don't issue replacement certificates and that is done by vendors!

Why didn't you mention this but had to lie?

I believe you went to school, I mean a formal school

If the school where you claim to have graduated from swear under oath that from their records, you didn't collect your certificate and that the certificate you are parading didn't emanate from them. What does it mean?

aswani:

It emanated from a third party authorised to print The University's certificates.

Printing Certificates is not viable for them to do in-house, that's why it is outsourced.

Same as how football clubs don't print their own appparels, they outsource them to Puma, Umbro or Adidas, it doesn't make those things forged.

If you IPOBidients are going to find something to peg President Tinubu with, make it something irrefutable and the rest of us will join you in the push to remove him.

Truly, this your comment is typical of an agbadorian whom Tinubu converted into internet wildebeest devoid of any meaningful sentience, reason, and rationality as described by David Hundeyin

AntiChristian:
Abeg who prove am?
And where's the prove?
Supreme court don give judgement Abi na your house them prove am?

CSU said that the certificate Tinubu submitted to INEC didn't emanate from them. In simple terms, it was forged

AntiChristian:
BAT will be acquitted! Atiku will be fined more than obi!

You mean BAT will be acquitted of any wrong doing after it has been proven beyond reasonable doubt that he submitted a forged certificate to INEC

..INEC


As the Supreme Court gets set to hear appeals seeking to remove President Bola Tinubu from office, the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said that nothing ought to stop the apex court from accepting his fresh evidence.


Atiku stated this in a reply on point of law he filed to counter objections that President Tinubu, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, raised to query the admissibility of documents that were released to him by the Chicago State University, CSU, in the United States of America.


The former Vice President maintained that the documents he is seeking the permission of the apex court to tender, would establish his allegation that President Tinubu was not only ineligible to contest the election, but was equally involved in certificate forgery.

The documents
The documents Atiku is seeking to tender before the apex court are Tinubu’s academic records that the CSU handed over to him on October 2, 2023.

The 32-page documents were released on the orders of Judge Nancy Maldonado of the District Court of Illinois, Eastern Division, Illinois, United States of America.

The US court had ordered the CSU to release the said documents to Atiku, despite Tinubu’s objection.

However, following Atiku’s request to tender the documents, President Tinubu, INEC and the APC raised separate objections wherein they argued that the Supreme Court could not admit the evidence at this stage of the case.

They argued that the 180 days allowed by the law for hearing of petitions against the outcome of the presidential election, had since elapsed.

Tinubu’s objection
According to them, the apex court, at this stage, lacks the requisite jurisdiction to receive and decide on the fresh evidence since it was not presented within the prescribed 180 days.

In his response to the objections, Atiku, through his team of lawyers led by Chief Chris Uche, SAN, argued that contrary to the position of the respondents, “there is no such constitutional limit of 180 days on the lower court to hear and determine a presidential election petition, such that can rob this Honourable Court to exercise its power in any manner whatsoever.

“The parties are agreed that the Constitution is the fons et origo and the grundnorm, and supersedes any other legislation,” he added.

Besides, Atiku maintained that while tribunals were established to deal with election matters from Houses of Assembly, National Assembly and governorship elections, the Constitution gave the jurisdiction to entertain disputes from presidential elections only to the Court of Appeal.

“Thereafter, the Constitution was intentional and deliberate in setting the 180 days limit only for Election Tribunals, and not for the Court of Appeal. On the other hand, when it came to appeals, the Constitution clearly and expressly extended same to the Court of Appeal.

“The Constitution clearly excluded Court of Appeal in the preceding subsection,” he submitted.


Atiku further argued that a cursory look at Section 285 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, shows that the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, that heard and dismissed his petition, was not an election tribunal.

The Constitution
He contended that the framers of the Constitution limited the application of the 180 days specifically to election tribunals by virtue of section 285(6), excluding the Court of Appeal.

“On the other hand, when it came to the next subsection, namely Section 285(7), they intentionally included and mentioned Court of Appeal.

“The trite maxim, My Lords, is “expressio unius est exclusio alterius”, meaning that the express mention of one thing in a statutory provision automatically excludes any other which otherwise would have been included by implication.

“Furthermore, when granting jurisdiction to the Court of Appeal to entertain presidential election petitions, the Constitution did not pretend that it was conferring the jurisdiction on a “tribunal”; it clearly gave the jurisdiction to the Court of Appeal. Thus, section 239(1) of the Constitution specifically provides thus:-


“Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Court of Appeal shall, to the exclusion of any other court of law in Nigeria, have original jurisdiction to hear and determine any question as to whether – (a) any person has been validity elected to the office of President or Vice President under this Constitution.”

Uche also noted that when conferring on the Supreme Court the jurisdiction to entertain appeals arising from decisions in presidential election petitions, the Constitution limited itself to “Court of Appeal” and made no mention of ‘tribunal’.

He cited Section 233 subsections (1) and (2)(e)(i) of the Constitution which provides that: “The Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction, to the exclusion of any other court of law in Nigeria, to hear and determine appeals from the Court of Appeal.

“An appeal shall lie from decisions of the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court as of right in the following cases – (e) decisions on any question – (i) whether any person has been validly elected to the office of President or Vice President under this Constitution”.

He added that it was based on the above facts that the Presidential Election Petition Court itself administratively refused to be referred to as the “Presidential Election Petition Tribunal”, but the “Presidential Election Petition Court”.


“The case is not whether 2nd Respondent attended Chicago State University, but whether he presented a forged certificate to the INEC.

“That at the trial, a National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, certificate with serial number 173807 presented by the 2nd Respondent to the 1st Respondent was equally tendered by the Appellants/Applicants at the trial as “EXHIBIT PBD 1A” with the name Tinubu Bola Adekunle, which is annexed herewith as EXHIBIT-J,” Atiku added.


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/10/fresh-chicago-varsity-evidence-not-statute-barred-atiku-replies-tinubu-apc-inec/amp/

igwebuike01:
He never had any magic wand in the first place. Knowing how to play politics is different from knowing how to govern. All he knows is how to grab power at any cost nothing more

Actually, he knows how to criminally grab power

frankson1:
I don't expect Ten Hag to wait till 20 minutes before making changes and this is, if he has players on the bench.

thesicilian:
Hurts to be on the receiving end, doesn't it?

No one is hurt

Just telling you to be reasonable sometimes

Everything is not politics

A former member of the House of Representatives, Usman Bugaje, on Thursday claimed that President Bola Tinubu has lost his ability to solve problems.


Bugaje stated this while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme.

The former lawmaker said he was disappointed with Tinubu’s output since he assumed office.


“I have worked with him. I was in the Action Congress (AC), and Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) so I have the privilege of having to work with him and I am honestly disappointed.

“Because I expected – he’s a person who I know that would always have a book around him reading – he would always be able to engage but all that magic has evaporated. I don’t see it,” Bugaje said.

According to him, “We are still in the process, but certainly that magic, that idea of a person who can solve problems is not there.


“We are not able to solve any of our problems. Every Nigerian problem you know, that you see every day, it gets worse.”

https://dailypost.ng/2023/10/21/tinubu-has-lost-his-magic-wand-ex-rep-bugage/

thesicilian:
He didn't wear black as usual. I have a feeling he would have gained more support and votes at the election if he was able and willing to caution his unruly obidients.

Everything is not politics

Simply wish the Oba a happy birthday and move to the next thread

Westerhoffe:
At the beginning of this government, I always read several supporters quote the slogan or prayer or chant or whatever it might be called that, This government will favor me and my family.

But of recent, I noticed they have either hibernated, dropped the slogan or perhaps the government has finally favored them and their families.

So, anyone with any clues on what happened exactly to the it will favor me gang?

No insults please.

The clout chasing economic policies of this catastrophic Tinubu government is no longer favourable to them and their families

victorclean:
Obi is 27million more civil than addict drugpig on the mantra. My prayer for Thiefnupig is what he to receive what he give to the poorest Nigerian

Please don't waste your precious time arguing with a typical agbadorian whom Tinubu converted into internet wildebeest devoid of any meaningful sentience, reason, and rationality as described by David Hundeyin

drlateef:
Google it if you want to know.

"Goggu eet."

Have become the typical response from an agbadorian Tinubu converted into internet wildebeest devoid of any meaningful sentience, reason, and rationality as described by David Hundeyin

Kindly share what you saw

This is typical of an agbadorian Tinubu converted into internet wildebeest devoid of any meaningful sentience, reason, and rationality as described by David Hundeyin

The Peoples Democratic Party Youth Network has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to avoid subjecting Nigerians to “another round of heartaches” in the Bayelsa Governorship election scheduled for November 11, 2023.

In a statement on Friday, Coordinator of the group, Mr James Oputin, said the discordant tunes coming from INEC on the issue of the electronic transmission of results is generating tension.


Oputin said while the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Ofiong Efanga, jolted Bayelsans by saying that INEC would adopt manual transmission of election results, the Chairman, Prof Mahmud Yakubu, overruled him.

Yakubu had said penultimate Saturday that the results of the November 11 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states would be transmitted electronically.

Oputin said the people are doubtful of INEC’s conflicting declarations from the state and the federal level on the sensitive issue of the electronic transmission of results which is expected to reduce the disturbing incident of electoral violence.

He said Nigerians have not forgotten how the same INEC under Prof Yakubu opted to transmit the Presidential election result manually after weeks of intense media reassurances to Nigerians that the election would be transmitted electronically.

He urged Prof Yakubu to prepare the minds of the Bayelsa voters and stakeholders on what to expect as most people seem to have dismissed his statement as yet another ambush on Election Day.

Oputin also called on the Bayelsa REC, Efanga to address the press on the disturbing conflict on the issue of the planned deployment of electronic transmission of results.

He said that it is a difficult task to convince a person who has been a victim of trust-related disappointed to believe someone carrying an albatross of trust.

Oputin who called on Nigerians especially the media to hold INEC accountable to its promises also urged the electoral umpire to be conscious of the corrosive effects of failed promises and dampened expectations on its image.

The PDP youth leader said that what the party and indeed Bayelsans expect from INEC is an impartial conduct of the forthcoming election.

“The PDP Youth Network has observed with serious concern the conflicting remarks about the issue of the deployment of electronic transmission of results in the Bayelsa governorship elections scheduled for November 11.”

“We note that the INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu and Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state are not on the same page in this issue. If there is anything they know that seems to impede their preparation and the more efficient electronic transmission of result, they should speak out now.

“Bayelsa is a largely riverrine state and we are of the view that electronic transmission of results would reduce or erase the ugly incident associated with results snatching witnessed in previous elections.

“We call on the Nigeria public to hold INEC accountable to its words. We also challenge Prof Mahmud and his team to ensure that promises made to Nigerians are not seen as attempts to lay ambush on Election Day.”


“As a party, we only need the soaring popularity of Governor Douye Diri who has performed above expectations to retain political control in the state.”


https://dailytrust.com/bayelsa-govship-inecs-conflicting-statements-on-e-transmission-of-results-worrisome-pdp-youths/

kk2027:
So na that one we wan take console ourselves?

Did they stop us from redenomiating our own?


Dollar bubu was managing to keep at 700
E reach Emilokan dollar is roughly 1200 within 5 months

Under 5 months, Emilokan don surpass bubu eight year negative record

Now, Imagine how e go be in four years time.....na catastrophe

The only presidential candidate that was truly prepared

rinzaugustine:
Never seen anybody with common sense supporting Tinubu

Not at all

Peter Obi

BluntCrazeMan:
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Tell me in just One single sentence HOW THIS ANALYTICAL THREAD HAPPENED TO BE ABOUT OBI..


Who mentioned Obi here.??

Obi is actually living rent free in the medulla oblongata of that fellow

daygee12:
Where did u see Forger? Even CSU has produced his certificate, na that 3rd class no fit present his certificate for inec

When did CSU produce the certificate. In 1979, last year, this year or In your dreams

Even Tinubu will be so ashamed of you and your comments

"If those 133 million Nigerians switch today to Glo, the Naira will IMMEDIATELY rise by over 50%."

Reno Omokri is a jester

drlateef:
Shut up and stop wailing. When justices of southeast extraction rejected to be on the panel, what do you want others to do? You people blackmailed and threatened all justices from southeast to submission. Do you think the Supreme Court will cease to function because your justices stepped down?

Can you provide written, pictorial and video evidence where the justices of southeast extraction rejected to be on the panel

daygee12:
U may decide to follow 3rd class man again in 2027 nothing concern me as long u can deal with HBP.

So you are comparing a verified 3rd class degree holder with a certified certificate forger of international proportions

Honestly, daygee12 your thought process is faulty

Evilthoughts:
These ones want to have another round of Igbo blood shed. The 3 million were not enough, they want to sacrifice more of their people to demonic Gods of the Niger river . Ok.

Shelve those evil thoughts

PureFace1:
The value of the Naira doesn't matter, Nigeria will always be a poor country until our export surpass what will import.

You guys are channeling your attention on the wrong thing.

Nigerians were still very poor under Obasanjo and Yaradua when naira still have some value and fuel was very cheap. All infrastructures were in comatose state or no infrastructures at all, many Nigerian youths were also jobless and difficult to get jobs and there was also not much different in the standard of living.

We just bought things cheaper during those times, the standard of living of Nigerians didn't increase.

This country will always be a poor country until our export surpass what will import it is the only thing that can create jobs and increase the standard of living.

daygee12:
We can't hold u not to commit suicide at this point

You are actually doing well in sticking out your neck for a certain notorious narcotics drug trafficker and certified certificate forger of international proportions. Keep it up

StOla:
You mean the time of 9years that it took Emefiele to single-handedly destroy the Naira from N160 to N750?

And you have no words for the poster who thinks Emefiele is who we still need at the CBN?

Is that not madness?

In five months, Tinubu single handedly destroy the naira further from N750-N1,150

At this rate Tinubu is about to surpassed Emefiele's 9year record in just a year

Is that not a catastrophe