titiloyeblog: The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the February 23, 2019 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar on Monday said they have filed their petition at the tribunal, challenging the validity of the election in which President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was returned for a second term.
PDP’s National Legal Adviser, Emmanuel Enoidem and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mike Ozekhome said the party and Atiku filed a joint petition on Monday evening at the secretarial of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja.
Enoidem and Ozekhome spoke while exiting the tribunal’s secretariat situated at the Abuja division of the Court of Appeal on Monday evening.
Both lawyers gave hints about the content of the petition and their expectations at the tribunal.
Enoidem said: “We are here to present our joint petition for our party, the PDP and candidate our candidate. The last day for the petition is actually tomorrow, but we decided to file today.
“We asked that our candidate, who won the election massively across the country, be declared the winner of that election.
“In the alternative, we also asked that the election be set aside on the grounds of irregularities, which were very apparent across the country.
“We have a pool of 20 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs), who are tested in election petition matters and other senior lawyers, who are also working with them.
“So we are very ready for the petition. The petition is well packaged. The depositions are well put together.
“More than 400 witnesses are going to testify in this petition. Nigerians are at home with what happened on February 23 in this country in relation to the sham they called election.
“Of course, we are going to re-present the facts to Nigerians, as the facts are already in the domain of Nigerians. We are not going to manufacture facts.
Ozekhome, who came out of the tribunal’s secretariat later, said he is a member of the petitioners’ legal team and that the petit on is “strong, solid and unassailable.”
He noted that, with only one day to the deadline for filing of the petition, the late filing was because the Independent National Electoral Commission failed to cooperate in terms of providing easy access to the electoral materials.
Ozekhome added: “We have up to tomorrow (Tuesday), to file but we have been having some challenges from the INEC itself in terms of assessing materials used during the elections. But I believe we will get there.
“Our petition is quite solid, strong unassailable and we believe that by the grace of God, the true keeper and owner of the mandate will have his mandate given to him.”
. 400 witnesses in an election that took place in 36 states. How many witnesses per state? The handwriting is on the wall already.It is another academic legal exercise in futility.....
BleedingPen: BREAKING!!! Atiku’s Campaign DG and ex-Gov, Daniel Resigns From PDP
A former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Igbere TV reports.
In a letter addressed to the National Chairman of PDP, Uche Secondus, the ex-Gov said he was also retiring from ‘active and partisan politics’. The letter was sent to Igbere TV on Saturday.
Daniel, who was the Director General of Atiku Abubakar’s campaign organisation, said the reason for his retirement were “personal”.
“This is to inform you of my intention to resign from active and partisan politics with effect from today, the 14th day of March 2019,” Daniel said in the letter, a copy of which Igbere TV saw on Saturday.
Stating that his resolve in this regard is entirely personal, the former governor said that he plans to give his attention to vocations and endeavours of life.
“My decision in this regard is entirely personal to me and having served in various capacities including as Governor of Ogun State, I have resolved to immerse myself in some other vocations and take some new challenges,” he said in the letter.
247naijamedia: President Buhari Wife, Aisha just paid a visit to the victims of the Collapsed Building in Lagos who were receiving treatment at the General Hospital, Lagos Island. They include school children and their teachers among others
bidemz: In this era we live in I've seen children in the streets fending off for themselves at a tender age ranging from the age of 12 and above which I find abnormal (in most cases I think it's due to poverty) but I see zeal in them, some of them are those we see in traffic selling pure waters, etc....
While some men/women at the age of 25-30 are still living under their parents roof, still being fed by their parents. I also find this not a good standard for a person of that age.
This prompted me to ask this question, at what ideal age should an individual start an independent life?
. Many factors must be considered.. In America at 16 you are an adult. in Nigeria at 18 you are an adult. However that does not mean you can be living alone then though you can decide what you want in those ages.A child in Nigeria must be guided well by his parents before living home... No rushing about it..Many people are outside now smoking cocaine Indian hemp and tramadol because they lack good parenting technique and guidance.The number is increasing daily.Children should leave home when it good for them to do so with support of their parents and their guidance.If safety and livehood are not guaranteed any child that leaves home even at 23 is a criminal in the making.
Ebullience: The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Diran Odeyemi, has said the party will challenge the results of the governorship poll in states where the party lost at the Election Petitions Tribunal.
The PDP chief, who spoke in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Friday, also said the national body would support the governorship candidates during their legal battles.
Odeyemi said, “There is no doubt about that. We are going to the tribunal to challenge the results of the elections where we believe we have been rigged out. If we are challenging the presidential election at the tribunal, rest assured that we will challenge the governorship election because we know that we have been rigged out in many states.
“We are still collating the results from all the states. As soon as we finish collating them, we will head for the tribunal.
He added, “The national body has never abandoned anybody. They have always contributed to the electoral success and they are not abandoning anybody. That is why national officers are spread all over the country, so there is no national officer in any state that has not been reporting to the national office and the national office knows what is happening in all the states.”
Meanwhile, no fewer than eight candidates who lost the governorship election in their respective states have also expressed their readiness to approach election petitions tribunal to challenge the results of the election.
In Ogun State, for example, the candidate of the Allied People’s Movement, Adekunle Akinlade, rejected the result declared by INEC, due to what he described as manipulation, saying he would go to tribunal.
The Labour Party in the state has said it will also go to the tribunal over its exclusion from the ballot paper for the governorship election.
In Lagos State, the candidate of the Alliance for Democracy, Chief Owolabi Silas, has rejected the result of the election, saying he will seek redress at the tribunal. He alleged that the APC colluded with INEC to manipulate the result of the election.
In Akwa Ibom State, the candidate of the APC in the election, Nsima Ekere, said he would go to the tribunal to challenge the victory of the ruling PDP in the state. He claimed that he won in 26 out of 31 local government areas in the state.
“We have evidence and we will use appropriate legal means to reclaim the mandate. I urge you all to remain calm,” he added.
In Ebonyi State, the candidate of the APC in the election, Senator Sonni Ogbuoji, who had earlier rejected the results of the exercise and called for its cancellation, said he would go to the tribunal.
In Kwara State, the candidate of the Alternative Party of Nigeria, Mohammed Abubakar, said he would file his petition before the tribunal within one week to challenge the omission of his party’s logo on the ballot paper.
He said he had petitioned the INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, over the incident. On the other hand, the PDP Chairman in the state, Kolawole Shittu, said the legal team of the party was still reviewing the results.
In Cross River State, the candidate of the Young Democratic Party, Mr Emmanuel Undie, said he would go to the tribunal, alleging that the level of irregularities and rigging thwarted the will of the people.
Meanwhile, the APC Publicity Secretary in Delta State, Sylvester Imonina, said the party would go to the tribunal, adding that the party had begun gathering documents that it would use as evidence.
But, in Oyo State, the state chairman of the APC, Chief Akin Oke, said the party was considering going to the tribunal to challenge the victory of the PDP in the election.
and all states where PDP won too? Nigeria lawyers will make more money now.....At the end...it is ...the appeal is decided in favour of respondents.. The appeal lack merit ....it is an attempt to waste the time of the judiciary.... The respondent no 2 is affirmed the elected governor of .....State
deji17: Supreme Court affirms interim forfeiture of another N2.4bn linked to Patience Jonathan Published March 15, 2019 KINDLY SHARE THIS STORY
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed another order of interim forfeiture made by the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court in respect of the sum of N2.4bn allegedly traced to the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Mrs. Patience Jonathan.
The apex court, had barely a week ago, affirmed an interim forfeiture of the sum of $8.4m belonging to the ex-First Lady and directed her to return to the Federal High Court in Lagos to show cause why the fund should not be permanently forfeited to the Federal Government.
On Friday, in a separate appeal, a five-man bench of the apex court unanimously handed down a similar verdict on another sum of N2,421,953,522 in the bank account of Lawari Furniture and Bath Limited, a firm which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had linked to Mrs. Jonathan.
Lawari Furniture and Bath Limited had, through its lawyers, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), filed the appeal to challenge the January 12, 2018 judgment of the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal, which had affirmed the interim forfeiture order of the Federal High Court in Abuja in respect of the N2.4bn.
mediaNGR: The governor of Lagos State, Akinwumnu Ambode has arrived the scene of the building collapse on Lagos Island where over 100 school pupils are reportedly trapped.
The Governor, who came in at exactly 2:45pm, said from the briefing he got from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency boss, 25 bodies have been rescued so far.
He said,
He, however, said the state government will carry out an integrity test on buildings around the area and demolish and any that fails the test.
. Our hearts are with the families of parents who lost their children in Lagos three-storey building collapse. We share the pains of parenthood and sympathize with them .It is indeed a trying period and an unimaginable loss. Kids with bright future..all gone....May God comfort the parents and give them fortitude to bear the loss...
obembet: We all heard the breaking news today of a building in Ita Faaji where the unfortunate incident happen where a 3-storey building collapse that killed and trapped many lives this morning. According Twitter user Adebayo bankole akintunde share "The collapsed Lagos Island building had been marked for demolition & occupants asked to relocate last year.
Months later, the occupants came back, demolition mark erased, someone has been settled.
Now, the building collapsed, killing innocent school pupils."
Source: https://twitter.com/AdeBanqie/status/1105853570660864001?s=19[/quote]Our hearts are with the families of parents who lost their children in Lagos three-storey building collapse. We share the pains of parenthood and sympathize with them .It is indeed a trying period and an unimaginable loss. Kids with bright future..all gone....May God comfort the parents and give them fortitude to bear the loss...
dachilino: The owner of the collapsed Lagos school building has been rescued, as confirmed by his son Erinoluwa Akinmoladun. According to Erinoluwa Akinmoladun, the collapsed building they owned was under the management of a developer who he identified as Mr Giwa. He further revealed that the construction of the building was completed in 2010 by the developer who he said was supposed to manage it for 10 years.
Erinoluwa who confirmed that his father, the owner of the collapsed Lagos school building has been rescued, added that he is not sure if all his siblings have been rescued from the debris. He told Punch;
“When I came home this morning, as I was walking on the staircase, I observed the building was giving signs of weakness and I told my father about it. But I couldn’t wait to know if he took any action because I left home in a hurry to attend to other things. I left my father and sisters at home.”
Our hearts are with the families of parents who lost their children in Lagos three-storey building collapse. We share the pains of parenthood and sympathize with them .It is indeed a trying period and an unimaginable loss. Kids with bright future..all gone....May God comfort the parents and give them fortitude to bear the loss...
Our hearts are with the families of parents who lost their children in Lagos three-storey building collapse. We share the pains of parenthood and sympathize with them.It is indeed a trying period and an unimaginable loss. Kids with bright future..all gone....May God comfort the parents and give them fortitude to bear the loss...
Wisdomkosi: SEE List Of Survivors From Collapsed Building in Lagos(Photo)
By Wisdom Nwedene
Igbere TV has obtained list of 41 persons that reportedly survived the collapse of a three-storey building which trapped many occupants and students at Ita Faji, Lagos Island, Lagos.
Igbere TV reports that the survivors comprise 22 females, 17 males and two persons whose gender was not listed.
Two teachers, three adults were clearly stated.
Igbere TV had reported that at least 50 children have been rescued by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), as well as other security agencies.
See Full List: Rasheed Lasisat Female Ogunsanwo Olumide Male Adeyemo Kehinde Female Adedoyin Rukayat Female Sanusi Rukayat Female Sulaimon Baraka Female Rasheed Shukurat Female Komolafe Saidat Female Unknown Female Unknown Male Unknown Male Hassan Omotolani Female Abimbola Faroq Male Alabi Quayum Male Afolabi Rodiat Female Olawusi Rokibat Female Alawu Fayibat Female Adedoyin Kehinde Unknown Rasheedat Labat Female Naimot Tise Female Alabi Kabiru Male Shasore Kabiru Male Ogunsanwo Daniel Male Owolabi Ayomide Male Ayeni Faroq Male Amoo Khalid Male Unknown (Iya Ope) Female Johnson Esther (Teacher) Female Hassan Jamiu (AD) Male Ajibade Samatu (AD) Male Unknown (AD) Female Samuel Esther (Teacher) Female Adesegiri Kemi Female Wasiu Segun Male Ayeni Asabi Female Alabi Kabiru Male Mubarak Olayinka Male Hassan Jamiu Male Ayanbola Demola Male Afolabi Samiat Female
. Our hearts are with the families of parents who lost their children in Lagos three-storey building collapse. We share the pains of parenthood and sympathize with them .It is indeed a trying period and an unimaginable loss. Kids with bright future..all gone....May God comfort the parents and give them fortitude to bear the loss...
obembet: We all heard the breaking news today of a building in Ita Faaji where the unfortunate incident happen where a 3-storey building collapse that killed and trapped many lives this morning. According Twitter user Adebayo bankole akintunde share "The collapsed Lagos Island building had been marked for demolition & occupants asked to relocate last year.
Months later, the occupants came back, demolition mark erased, someone has been settled.
Now, the building collapsed, killing innocent school pupils."
Source: https://twitter.com/AdeBanqie/status/1105853570660864001?s=19[/quote]Our hearts are with the families of parents who lost their children to death in the building collapse. This is a trying period indeed for them .We feel the pains of fatherhood motherhood and parenthood....May God console. and comfort them all and give them the fortitude to bear this unforseen loss.
mediaNGR: The governor of Lagos State, Akinwumnu Ambode has arrived the scene of the building collapse on Lagos Island where over 100 school pupils are reportedly trapped.
The Governor, who came in at exactly 2:45pm, said from the briefing he got from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency boss, 25 bodies have been rescued so far.
He said,
He, however, said the state government will carry out an integrity test on buildings around the area and demolish and any that fails the test.
. This is black Wednesday. I share the pains of parenthood.The loss is unimaginable.... kids with bright future..all gone....may God comfort the parents and give them fortitude to bear the loss...
. Kola .did you go to school at all?Did you read electoral laws?Please don't turn PDP to a party of thugs gangsters and hooligans...will your wife and children join the protesters? please rerun is justified where elections are inconclusive
kahal29: Kano Govnorship Elections dey INCONCLUSIVE! INEC Chief Returning Officer Professor BB Shehu just declare di 9 March Govnorship Election for Kano State Inconclusive.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the results of last Saturday’s gubernatorial election held in Kano state as inconclusive.
The INEC’s Returning Officer in the state disclosed this on Monday night at the INEC head office in the state.
According to him, Abba Kabir Yusuf of the PDP has already polled 1,014,474 votes just as the incumbent state governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje got 987,819 votes.
He added that the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) came third and polled 104,009 votes.
kahal29: Kano Govnorship Elections dey INCONCLUSIVE! INEC Chief Returning Officer Professor BB Shehu just declare di 9 March Govnorship Election for Kano State Inconclusive.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the results of last Saturday’s gubernatorial election held in Kano state as inconclusive.
The INEC’s Returning Officer in the state disclosed this on Monday night at the INEC head office in the state.
According to him, Abba Kabir Yusuf of the PDP has already polled 1,014,474 votes just as the incumbent state governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje got 987,819 votes.
He added that the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) came third and polled 104,009 votes.
. What we apply in Nigeria is constitution and electoral laws or rules guiding election. i Inconclusive election is in the electoral laws... The supreme court has upheld it in Kogi. Rivers IMO and Anambra even when the winner was leading with 50000.Tambuwal the decision is in order.
ejimatic: Olanipekun, Osinbajo’s brother, Keyamo, 15 others to defend Buhari’s victory punchng.com Mar 8, 2019 5:51 AM
L-R: Charmian, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu; President/President-elect, Mr Muhammadu Buhari; and his wife, Aisha, during the presentation of certificate of returns to Buhari in Abuja...on Wednesday. Photo: Olatunji Obasa Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja
A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), will lead the legal team assembled by President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress to defend the President’s mandate in court, The PUNCH can confirm.
A former Attorney-General of Ogun State and younger brother to the Vice-President, Akin Osinbajo (SAN), as well as the Spokesman for the Buhari Campaign Organisation, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), are among the 18 senior advocates that will go head to head with former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Our correspondent, who spoke with some of the lawyers on the condition of anonymity, learnt that a former President of the NBA, Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN), Mr. Femi Atoyebi (SAN), Mike Igbokwe (SAN) and Niyi Akintola (SAN) will represent Buhari.
Other senior advocates involved include election petition expert Yusuf Ali (SAN), and Osaro Egbobamien (SAN).
One of the senior advocates who spoke to The PUNCH on the condition of anonymity said this was the biggest and most deadly squad ever assembled for an election petition case.
He said, “The President and the APC will make the news official soon. But let me tell you without mincing words that this is the biggest and most deadly squad ever assembled for an election petition case.
“We are more than ready to face Atiku.”
The lead counsel, Olanipekun (SAN), was the one who led a team of lawyers in 2015 to defend Buhari when he was being sued for his failure to provide his WAEC certificate.
He also helped the national leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to escape a conviction when he was brought before the Code of Conduct Tribunal in 2011.
Olanipekun, who is a former President of the NBA has won numerous landmark cases in court.
He is also the lead counsel for the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, who is standing trial before the CCT for alleged non-declaration of assets.
When approached for comment on Friday, Olanipekun said, “Please, I have no comment on the matter.”
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. Atiku s petition is Aki and Pawpaw story...baseless and futile
ejimatic: Olanipekun, Osinbajo’s brother, Keyamo, 15 others to defend Buhari’s victory punchng.com Mar 8, 2019 5:51 AM
A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), will lead the legal team assembled by President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress to defend the President’s mandate in court, The PUNCH can confirm.
A former Attorney-General of Ogun State and younger brother to the Vice-President, Akin Osinbajo (SAN), as well as the Spokesman for the Buhari Campaign Organisation, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), are among the 18 senior advocates that will go head to head with former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Our correspondent, who spoke with some of the lawyers on the condition of anonymity, learnt that a former President of the NBA, Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN), Mr. Femi Atoyebi (SAN), Mike Igbokwe (SAN) and Niyi Akintola (SAN) will represent Buhari.
Other senior advocates involved include election petition expert Yusuf Ali (SAN), and Osaro Egbobamien (SAN).
Others who were hired by the APC include, the Chairman of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, Dr. Muiz Banire (SAN), Alex Iziyon (SAN), Banbella Anachebe (SAN), Charles Edosomwan (SAN), Funke Adekoya (SAN), Prof. Taiwo Osipitan, Ibrahim Bawa (SAN) and Yakubu Maikyau.
One of the senior advocates who spoke to The PUNCH on the condition of anonymity said this was the biggest and most deadly squad ever assembled for an election petition case.
He said, “The President and the APC will make the news official soon. But let me tell you without mincing words that this is the biggest and most deadly squad ever assembled for an election petition case.
“We are more than ready to face Atiku.”
The lead counsel, Olanipekun (SAN), was the one who led a team of lawyers in 2015 to defend Buhari when he was being sued for his failure to provide his WAEC certificate.
He also helped the national leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to escape a conviction when he was brought before the Code of Conduct Tribunal in 2011.
Olanipekun, who is a former President of the NBA has won numerous landmark cases in court.
He is also the lead counsel for the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, who is standing trial before the CCT for alleged non-declaration of assets.
When approached for comment on Friday, Olanipekun said, “Please, I have no comment on the matter.”
. All I see in Atiku s petition is Aki and Pawpaw story. all in futility
Olanipekun, Osinbajo’s brother, Keyamo, 15 others to defend Buhari’s victory punchng.com Mar 8, 2019 5:51 AM
L-R: Charmian, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu; President/President-elect, Mr Muhammadu Buhari; and his wife, Aisha, during the presentation of certificate of returns to Buhari in Abuja...on Wednesday. Photo: Olatunji Obasa Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja
A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), will lead the legal team assembled by President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress to defend the President’s mandate in court, The PUNCH can confirm.
A former Attorney-General of Ogun State and younger brother to the Vice-President, Akin Osinbajo (SAN), as well as the Spokesman for the Buhari Campaign Organisation, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), are among the 18 senior advocates that will go head to head with former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Our correspondent, who spoke with some of the lawyers on the condition of anonymity, learnt that a former President of the NBA, Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN), Mr. Femi Atoyebi (SAN), Mike Igbokwe (SAN) and Niyi Akintola (SAN) will represent Buhari.
Other senior advocates involved include election petition expert Yusuf Ali (SAN), and Osaro Egbobamien (SAN).
One of the senior advocates who spoke to The PUNCH on the condition of anonymity said this was the biggest and most deadly squad ever assembled for an election petition case.
He said, “The President and the APC will make the news official soon. But let me tell you without mincing words that this is the biggest and most deadly squad ever assembled for an election petition case.
“We are more than ready to face Atiku.”
The lead counsel, Olanipekun (SAN), was the one who led a team of lawyers in 2015 to defend Buhari when he was being sued for his failure to provide his WAEC certificate.
He also helped the national leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to escape a conviction when he was brought before the Code of Conduct Tribunal in 2011.
Olanipekun, who is a former President of the NBA has won numerous landmark cases in court.
He is also the lead counsel for the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, who is standing trial before the CCT for alleged non-declaration of assets.
When approached for comment on Friday, Olanipekun said, “Please, I have no comment on the matter.”
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Olanipekun, Osinbajo’s brother, Keyamo, 15 others to defend Buhari’s victory punchng.com Mar 8, 2019 5:51 AM
A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), will lead the legal team assembled by President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress to defend the President’s mandate in court, The PUNCH can confirm.
A former Attorney-General of Ogun State and younger brother to the Vice-President, Akin Osinbajo (SAN), as well as the Spokesman for the Buhari Campaign Organisation, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), are among the 18 senior advocates that will go head to head with former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Our correspondent, who spoke with some of the lawyers on the condition of anonymity, learnt that a former President of the NBA, Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN), Mr. Femi Atoyebi (SAN), Mike Igbokwe (SAN) and Niyi Akintola (SAN) will represent Buhari.
Other senior advocates involved include election petition expert Yusuf Ali (SAN), and Osaro Egbobamien (SAN).
Others who were hired by the APC include, the Chairman of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, Dr. Muiz Banire (SAN), Alex Iziyon (SAN), Banbella Anachebe (SAN), Charles Edosomwan (SAN), Funke Adekoya (SAN), Prof. Taiwo Osipitan, Ibrahim Bawa (SAN) and Yakubu Maikyau.
One of the senior advocates who spoke to The PUNCH on the condition of anonymity said this was the biggest and most deadly squad ever assembled for an election petition case.
He said, “The President and the APC will make the news official soon. But let me tell you without mincing words that this is the biggest and most deadly squad ever assembled for an election petition case.
“We are more than ready to face Atiku.”
The lead counsel, Olanipekun (SAN), was the one who led a team of lawyers in 2015 to defend Buhari when he was being sued for his failure to provide his WAEC certificate.
He also helped the national leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to escape a conviction when he was brought before the Code of Conduct Tribunal in 2011.
Olanipekun, who is a former President of the NBA has won numerous landmark cases in court.
He is also the lead counsel for the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, who is standing trial before the CCT for alleged non-declaration of assets.
When approached for comment on Friday, Olanipekun said, “Please, I have no comment on the matter.”
. South East how is market? This is the Genesisi of your foolhardiness by the time you get to Revelation you will see that we are now in modern Nigeria where regional bond is pivotal to presidency .
senatordave1: You are right.but i think all parties will be present during the inspection.
. Atiku wants to check the materials before preparing his petition. The implication is that when the case begins the APC will insect the materials again wasting the time of the tribunal.The best thing is to allow all the parties involved be there when Atiku want to inspects the materials.
yinka10: A three-man panel of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja has granted PDP, Atiku access to All Electoral Materials in the presidential elections.
The panel on Wednesday heard the ex-parte motion filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, seeking an order granting them access to inspect the electoral materials used for the February 23 polls.
Atiku filed an ex-parte motion at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, asking for various orders of the court to allow him to access all documents used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of the presidential election.
The ex-parte motion prayed for an order compelling INEC to allow them to inspect the register and other vital documents used in the conduct of the election unhindered.
In delivering its ruling, the panel ordered INEC to allow the appellant access to all electoral material to enable the applicant file and maintain an electoral petition.
However, the court refused prayers 3 to 5 which sort scanning and forensic audit. Stating that a forensic audit does not fall under the terms envisaged by section 151 of the electoral act.
. The tribunal erred in granting the plea of the Atiku for a unilateral inspection of the electoral materials used in the election. It should have ordered examination of the materials used in the election in the presence of INEC security officers APC Buhari s counsels and those likely to be involved in the case......Adekeke vrs APC INEC Oyetola 2019 supra
Ohammadike: A Federal High Court Yola has ordered the APC rep-elect for Yola South/Yola North/Girei Federal Constituency, Abdurrauf Abubakar Modibbo to vacate seat for PDP candidate, Jaafaru Sulaiman Ribadu who was the runner up in the general election.
The court considered the primary election that produced the lawmaker as inconclusive.
The court erred in deciding that the primary was inconclusive.The people voted for the party not individual. So APC is still winner and must be mandated to present a candidate within 2months..... Faleke Vs APC and INEC 2015 supra
. I pity Kwarans.The last time I was there I saw a woman who has never collected any kobo as salary for over 18 months.The state has nothing to show for its decay Some people will gang up and slash the state allocation and go away. ....Nigerian must continue to vote out corrupt politicians out as they did in Kwara.
Politics › Re: Presidential Election: PDP, Atiku File Petition A Day To Deadline by ejimatic: 11:20pm On Mar 18, 2019
