₦airaland Forum

Rahmat1:
Obi knows how to win the hearts of people, but he should've just been a gentleman and wish Tinubu a happy birthday, it won't take away nothing from him.

Tinubuwins2023e:
If those 2 fools keeps heating up the polity, they would be arrested and nothing will happen. If Obidients try any rubbish by protesting, we Yorubas will face them and ensure Nigeria remains as one. Obidients, warn your lord Peter Obi

PandoraObi:
igbos on rampage

PoloG:
That man is an igboman

Creamcrest:
Igbo no dey go school.

Probably a former Nwaboy turned Gov elect.

sammsimm:
Your father is a goat

sammsimm:
Rubbish people.... their region is not well coordinated but their interested in lagos affairs. Imagine, enugu and abia results have been announced

IyaebeTheGreat:
Well, he should work closely with Asiwaju irrespective of his party, congrats to him. Asiwaju must be a very handsome man in his younger days, see those sexy catlike eyes. ManlikeAsiwaju check him out below.

Misterc:
Quoting this fine gentleman who said this in one of the topics... I borrow a leaf to comment therein
The Igbos are the problems of the Igbos...
Fix your states..... NO
Meddle in your own politics.... NO
Hold your state rulers accountable....NO
Invest in y'all states/communities..... NO

Y'all always reasons (blaming y'all village people) to run away from y'all villages, communities and states to claim ownership of another people's lands while seeking equal rights..

Understand that people stood and fought for their lands to be one theirs before u came around to try to pitch y'all tents there.. why not fix y'all lands and rule and decide as u wish

I'm not here to insult any tribe or people. But Ndigbo, Igbos..... unite and build our Homeland

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognizing or accepting ad-hoc delegates produced by Governor Godwin Obaseki’s faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State.

The court in its ruling declared the Ad-hoc delegates produced by Dan Orbih’s faction of the party as the authentic delegates and must be recognized and accepted by the electoral body.

Delivering judgment in a suit filed by 581 delegates elected on April 30, Justice Inyang Ekwo held that PDP and other defendants in the suit are bound by Section 84 (5) of the Electoral Act 2022 as well as Section 15 of the PDP Constitution relating to delegates elections.

The 581 delegates instituted the suit marked FHC/ABJ/ CS/598/2022 through their five representatives, Hon. Monday Osagie, Hon.Reuben Ekhosuehi, Hon Adeyanba Osaro, Hon Magdalene Osawe and Hon Imariabe Oghogho, with the PDP, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, Umar Bature and INEC as 1st to 5th defendants respectively.


The Plaintiffs had, in their suit argued by their counsel, Dr John Musa,(SAN) asked the court to determine whether PDP, in view of Section 84 (5) of the Electoral Act 2022 and Section 15 of the PDP constitution can jettison their election monitored by INEC for another one conducted in violation of the provisions of the relevant laws.

They also asked the court to determine whether the defendants can, on their own jettison the authentic delegates for others whose purported election is unknown to any law.


In his judgment, Justice Ekwo after scrutinising the documentary evidence, including the report of INEC on its monitoring of the April 30th delegates election, agreed with the plaintiffs that they were validly and legally elected as authentic Ad-hoc delegates for the Edo State chapter of the PDP.
The court held that the role of INEC in Primary election, Congress and Convention monitoring are statutory and Constitutional and must therefore be strictly adhered to by all political parties and that, going against the elections of the plaintiffs will amount to a brazen violation of laws that are not ambiguous, an action, which no court must allow to stand.

Justice Ekwo, therefore, issued an order of injunction against 1st to 4th defendants restraining them from tampering with the Plaintiffs’ list having been duly elected in the Congress of the party held on April 30th.


The court also issued an order of perpetual injunctions against the 1st to 4th defendants stopping them from conducting any other congress with the purpose of replacing the plaintiffs.

Justice Ekwo issued a mandatory order of injunction against INEC stopping it from recognizing or accepting any delegates list other than the one produced by PDP’s congress of April 30 where plaintiffs emerged as Ad-hoc delegates.

The plaintiffs were elected from 18 Local Government Areas of the State for the purpose of electing National delegates for the House of Assembly, House of Representatives and Senatorial elections.

APC to decide on zoning after screening presidential aspirants — Adamu

Senator Abdullahi Adamu, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that the party would take a decision on zoning after screening its 2023 presidential aspirants.

Adamu said this in an interview with selected Hausa service media organisations late Wednesday night, adding that the presidential aspirants would be scrutinised in accordance with the party’s guidelines for the 2023 general elections.

Reports that the party’s electoral guidelines provide three methods of choosing its candidates for an election, which include: direct, indirect, and consensus.

Speaking on the party’s zoning arrangement, Adamu said that no decision would be taken until its aspirants were all screened.

“We have not produced our candidate for the presidency yet, we have to screen the aspirants to know the way forward.

“We have aspirants from across the country in the presidential race. We will make the decision when we get there,” the APC national chairman said.
On the number of the presidential aspirants, Adamu said members of the party could not be denied the right to contest for president.

“You can’t stop our party stalwarts from contesting elections or aspiring for the presidency. It is their right, and we are happy for them.

“There is nothing wrong with anybody aspiring for the exalted seat of the president, it is God that decides who gets what.

“We have 28 aspirants for the presidential ticket, and everybody knows that all of them cannot get the ticket. If it’s God’s wish, they all can even be president of the country one after the other.

“Our goal is to ensure justice in the choice of who emerges as the candidate of the party, that does not mean we are perfect, but we pray we do the right thing,” he said.

On the possibility of the party adopting the type of consensus arrangement that produced him as its chairman, Adamu said the chairmanship position was not the same as that of the president.

He stressed that there was no comparison between the two positions.

“However, the party has laid down its rules and regulations for the aspirants, we would scrutinise all of them based on our guidelines to be sure we pick the right candidate for the party,” he said.

He debunked insinuations that a large number of the party’s presidential aspirants was a subtle ploy to extend the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari in office.

“I can only say that God will deal with those behind such insinuations. President Buhari had 2019 declared that he would not seek a tenure extension.

“He told everybody and swore with the Qur’an that he would not breach constitutional provision on his two terms tenure.

“The issue does not even arise, the president, while performing the Lesser Hajj reiterated this position.

“If there is truth in such talks, none of the aspirants would have procured the party’s Expression of Interest and Nomination forms,” he said.

Speaking on the allegations that the party’s aspirants were sharing money with delegates, Adamu said he had no evidence to that effect.

He said, for now, there was, however, no law against aspirants taking their campaign to delegates.

“I don’t have evidence that aspirants are sharing money with delegates, for me, it’s the delegates that are selling their conscience, which is not proper.

“Our delegates should know that anybody sharing money with them can’t be the right candidate for the party, he doesn’t mean well for the country. I don’t have a solution for the problem,” he said.

With 145 governorship aspirants and 25 presidential aspirants, Adamu explained that politicians were rushing to the APC because it is the government in power with everyone that matter in the country as its member.

“It is because that is where those that matter in the country are. It didn’t start today; we are the government in power.

“Today, in spite of all the insults, the APC has an advantage far ahead of other political parties.

“Today, the APC is the biggest party in Nigeria. It’s natural that it will attract more Nigerians than any other party. This is where it is happening.

“Any right-thinking politician would naturally gravitate towards the APC.

“Of course, we have our problems, but today we are the cynosure of all Nigerians, and I am hopeful, God willing, we will retain power in the general election,” he said.

stephenonyx:
You are just plain Stupid

trutharena:
Religious tolerance is alien to the Ibos so I understand your concern.

Since there is no word “love” in Ibo dictionary, it only mean hate is the default behavior so we understand.