₦airaland Forum

mercyville:
That clown is not Igbo or Yoruba..

justtoodark:
Coolitempa,i see you....
he don tey na....

how you dey....??

sheriffman:
Ekun Egbere

Wasn't you and your party that went on massive campaign which made Zainab to recuse herself from the Appeal Panel? Now you are here mentioning Mary Odili,Thunder fire una. Oga,SC don judge if una no like am make una constitute anoda panel announce wetin una wan hear.

TonyeBarcanista:
By TonyeBarcanista

Wednesday, October 30, 2019, the Supreme Court of Nigeria, in a unanimous decision, dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressive Congress in the February 23, 2019 presidential election.

The seven-member panel justices that gave the judgement was led by the Honorable Chief Justice of the federation, Justice Muhammed Tanko with honourable Justices, Rhodes-Vivour, Amiru Sanusi, Uwani Abaji, Ejembi Eko, John Inyang Okoro and Olukayode Ariwoola making up its members.

The apex court did not state reasons for the judgement, it however left the camp of the president and ruling party in celebratory mode, while members of the camp of the appellants left the court room sadder than when they came for hearing.

Notwithstanding of the feelings of the interested parties, there are some issues that need to be discussed, these issues bothers on discarding traditions of the court by the CJN Justice Muhammed Tanko.

Firstly, the noninclusion of honorable justice Mary Odili and honorable justice Sylvester Ngwuta as members of the panel of justices that heard the appeal raised concern as both justices are senior members of the Supreme court bench, and the CJN, by so doing, discarded the age long tradition of having the most senior seven justices to hear presidential petition appeals at the Supreme court.

Secondly, composition of members of panel that heard the appeal did not reflect national spread as it excluded justices from the southeast geopolitical zone in the seven justices that heard the appeal. The panel has two justices each from the northwest and southwest geopolitical zones, one each from northcentral, northeast and south south zones and zero from the southeast zone. This is also against the age-long tradition of the apex court. More worrisome is the fact that justice Sylvester Ngwuta, a senior jurist at the apex court from the southeast zone was excluded.

Thirdly, the speed at which the appeal was heard and discarded left observers worried. This is because the names of the seven-member jurists that heard the appeal were only unveiled few minutes before commencement of hearing and the verdict was given less than thirty minutes after conclusion of hearing- all these happened same day and it is unprecedented in the history of presidential appeals in Nigeria. This left Nigerians to wonder whether the whole process was mere academic exercise as the court seemed to have reached a verdict even before parties argued their briefs.

Though the public await the reasons for the decision of the apex court, the question on the lips is of everyone is whether justice was dispensed or miscarried. This can only be answered by the conscience of the seven justices that heard the appeal.

May God Bless Us All and Bless Nigeria

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onyfrank:
IT IS GOOD TO BUILD A BEFITTING HOUSE.
THESE HOUSES BELONGS TO OUR AMIABLE GOVERNOR.
THEY ARE STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER THE PREMISES WITH YOUR PHONE, ALL THE WORKERS SUBMIT THEIR PHONES AT THE GATE, SO THAT THE PIX WON’T BE MADE PUBLIC.
BUT NATURE HAS ITS WAY OF EXPOSING CERTAIN THINGS.
GUESS WHOSE HOUSE? I MEAN THE GOVERNOR THAT OWNS THESE EDIFICES?

oyatz:
Where have you been?

We haven't seen you on Nairaland for long.

alexvatt:
U are very correct Bros. We Yorubas have what it takes to dominate.

oyatz:
You are always off points.

Nobody owes the Yorubas, Igbos, Hausa, Nupe or any tribe anything, let alone the Presidency whether in 2023 or anyother time.

The race for 2023 appear to have started, Igbo candidates are not showing interest, many Igbos are saying they are going to support Atiku, Tambuwal or Kwankwanso to pick the presidential ticket, why is that the problem of Nigeria?

This is like a child who is not planning to sit for the next JAMB exam but threatening his family that if he is not giving admission next year, there will be no peace in the family!

proxillin:
I personally have nothing against sowore. But his saharareporter role in overthrowing GEJ. All the propaganda and fake news.

He romanced with Tinubu (with dollar inducement) to enthrone the calamity called buhari/abacha.

He had the chance to support atiku, but he sold out. He can't be trusted.

Infinityk:
It's true
He didn't say it like this thoughthough,but that's what he meant

alexvatt:
@coolitempa pls this is my what number +2348035958775

alexvatt:
@Coolitempa. U and Igbo people. I hope you won't marry one of them these days.

alexvatt:
I see, I have really missed you, I sent u a mail but u never replied.

alexvatt:
Hey Coolitempa, where have u been? I have missed ur comments on Nairaland.

akinhanger:
Femi Gbajabiamila Visits Osinbajo In Abuja [Photos]

BleedingPen:
Did you know that Senate President Bukola Saraki was “Acting President” of Nigeria for approximately 10 hours?.

Yes, constitutionally, President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s tenure elapsed midnight May 28, so from one minute past 12, May 29 till 10:30am when Buhari and Osinbajo were sworn-in for a second term, Nigeria had no President nor Vice President.

Igbere TV had reported that President Buhari and VP Osinbajo were sworn-in for a second term on Wednesday at a low-key event at the Eagle Square, Abuja.

Reacting, Osinbajo at a dinner organised in honour of President Buhari and himself, at the State House Banquet Hall, thanked Saraki for not taking advantage of the vacuum in power before the presidential inauguration.

He said: “Something interesting happened earlier today; I am a lawyer and a law teacher and I like to test and interrogate legal scenarios.

“At one minute past midnight today, the four-year term of the President and I ended by effluxion of time.

“So, from one minute past 12 of last night, May 29 to about 10:30 am when we were sworn in for a second term there was no President or Vice President.

“Interestingly nothing went wrong, all was okay; when such a situation arises, it is the Senate President who acts as President.

“So, when I arrived at Eagle Square this morning, some may have noticed that the Senate President and I were enjoying a joke.

“He said to me jokingly ‘You better be careful, you know I’m the acting President now’; so, we thank the Senate President for not doing anything funny.’’

Igbere TV State House correspondent observed that Buhari was conspicuously absent at the dinner held in his honour.

http://igberetvnews.com/728061/may-29-saraki-was-acting-president-for-10-hours-see-how/

Cc: Lalasticlala, Mynd44, OAM4J

Afritop:
What is the essence of charging a prominent politician who is an unrepentant thief to court. Charging this kind of people to court in Nigeria is a waste of time since nothing will come out of it. This is just another drama.

monthz:
SULTAN REPRESENT MUSLIMS IN NIGERIA.


ONI IS REPRESENTING YORUBA MUSLIM.


SS/SE AND MIDDLE BELT CHRISTIANS NOT INVITED.

laykman:
If not that I was just released from a ban, I'd have called you dumb. Your own country's politics is in shambles, and the parliament in unison with the government are using the country's head to play catch.
Please, next time, think before you type. You're a female you know, atleast, that's what your profile says.

RighteousI:
really? so how come men are the vast majority in the UK Parliament? how come men rule Europe. how come Theresa May is only the second female prime minister of UK since 800 years?

it's called equal opportunities in the UK which means everyone has a right to be prime minister, whether you are white, black, male, female, old or young. such good values plus the good attitude of British women makes them a rich country unlike your poverty stricken zoo which is filled with arrogant females and brutal males who bully and rape the women.

there's no such thing as an effeminate man or an alpha female. what you have are alpha males and effeminate women.

as long as the man has a male private part he is an alpha male and he has the God given authority to rule over the woman.

as long as the woman doesn't have the male private part, she will remain under the authority of Adam.