fergie001: The petitioner (Labour Party) alleged INEC had suppressed their votes in Rivers and Benue states but failed to state the figures or the polling units.
Following the 25th February General Elections and subsequent announcement of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as winner, the Labour Party (LP)/Peter Obi, Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s Atiku Abubakar have challenged both the conduct and outcome of the election.
The Petitioners collectively and individually through their Counsels have formulated their cases to rest on seven planks against Tinubu:
1. His alleged $460,000 'criminal' forfeiture in the US
2. Failure to get 25% votes in the FCT
3. an alleged Guinean citizenship which was not earlier declared in his Form CF001.
5. Placeholder status of Ibrahim Masari and alleged unlawful nomination of Shettima in two Constituencies.
6. His educational qualifications as it relates to his certificates/gender, etc.
7. INEC's inability to transmit election results real-time/suppression of votes/non-tally of results with BVAS accreditation.
Baring unforseen circumstances, the long-awaited verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPT) is expected to be delivered today, 6th September 2023.
The verdict rests on the shoulders of the Justice Haruna Tsammani-led panel and the country awaits on one of the most keenly contested, and fiercely disputed elections since Nigeria returned to democratic rule in 1999.
Kukutenla: Yeah. But that's not the bone of contention with that guy. The argument is whether Obi's team showed that they won in Benue and Rivers which they did.
They did not show their scored in those cases .LP came with unsubstantiated cases that have no relevance to the results declared by INEC
Kukutente23: What nonsense are you saying? Is irev not a collation of the results? Was it not tendered in court and shown that Obi won both states?
Anything you see on IREV is irrelevant. EC8 forms are acceptable in the election petition SC Oyetola vrs Adeleke Let us keep listening to the judgement.
fuckJones: I would like to address Peter Obi's prayers in court regarding the upcoming judgement. When you Obidients pray for the court to make the right decision, it is important to first understand the details of your principal's case.
The argument regarding the issue of 25% is the weakest one. Section 299 of the Nigerian Constitution clearly states that "The Provisions of this constitution shall apply to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja as if it were one of the states of the Federation." To be declared the President of Nigeria, a candidate must secure at least one-fourth (25%) of the votes cast in two-thirds of the entire 36 states of Nigeria and the FCT, which is now considered the 37th state. The only candidate who meets this requirement is Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as he secured 25% in 24 states.
Obi also requests the cancellation of the election due to non-compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 and the Constitution.
I must say that, according to the electoral law and the constitution, Peter Obi did not provide sufficient evidence of non-compliance during the election that affected his votes. His lawyer's arguments revolved around the blurry upload on IREV and INEC's failure to upload results from polling units in real-time. I can confirm with 100% certainty that there is no provision in the electoral law or guidelines that make it mandatory for INEC to upload results to IREV in real-time from polling units.
Furthermore, regarding the issue of blurry documents, INEC never made it compulsory to collate results with IREV. The purpose of IREV was mainly for citizens to view results from home. Every party agent received a copy at every polling unit once voting concluded, and the police also received a copy. The electoral law clearly outlines the process: if the INEC hard copy is not available, the collation can proceed using the IREV or the copies held by the agents or police. Therefore, the argument regarding the blurred IREV results is not valid.
Regarding the issue of Shettima's double nomination, that matter has already been concluded by the Supreme Court in the case of Atiku VS INEC.
As for Tinubu's disqualification based on forfeiture, that argument will also not hold up. Section 137 (d) of the constitution states that a candidate cannot be under a sentence of death imposed by any competent court of law or tribunal in Nigeria, or be sentenced to imprisonment or fined for any offense involving dishonesty or fraud within 10 years before the date of the election. Additionally, if the candidate has been convicted and sentenced for an offense involving dishonesty or found guilty of contravening the code of conduct.
Firstly, the issue of $460,000 is a civil forfeiture case against the property and not against Tinubu himself, and there is no indication in that judgment that he was fined. Furthermore, the case occurred in 1993, which is more than 10 years ago. Lastly, the case took place in the US, not in Nigeria, and section 137 (d) clearly refers to a competent court in Nigeria. Additionally, the judgment submitted at the Tribunal was not registered in Nigeria. Therefore, this argument will also be dismissed.
The SC in the case of Oyetola and Adeleke has devalued IREV results. EC8 results are more tenable than online results that are unclear and blurred. Additionally on which basis will Obi or Atiku win? The results they presented at the Tribunal or non compliance that was not proved beyond any reasonable doubt? I am even yet to see how their argument affected the overall results of the election.
concho: As Tension grows with loads of prediction as to who the Judgment is going to favor, one thing keep going on in my mind.
What if something happens to hinder the Tribunal from giving their final judgment before 16th??
What are the possible (constitutional ) implications?
This is rare.However if it happens the AC can give the summary of the judgement within 10 minutes and arrange a day for the details later. Buhari vrs Atiku 1919 SC jugdemet
tishbite42: Shut up OBJ exonerated Nzeogwu of any tribal sentiments
OBJ who could not talk when he was being used by the North. Why did he not say that when he was in the military? Why do the North hate the SE till today? Let us continue to watch the Nigerian politics by the major players.
Came across the above message from Mrs Odili and I read some folks commenting words such "fraudulent result", "wrong judgment", etc.
I ask what "fraudulent result" and "wrong judgment" are these folks talking about?
"Fraudulent Result" that the other two major contestants DIDN'T/COULDN'T contest the Results of the Winner in court?
"Fraudulent Result" that they couldn't provide substantial evidence that they won?
What nonsense are these people talking about?
After social media shouts of some folks about of "Reclaiming of Mandate", we Nigerians were so disappointed that none of the two contestants challenged the total votes count/results.. instead they were chasing so called technicalities: 25%, Guinea citizenship, Certificate, etc
Big Shame on all those claiming "stolen mandate" bla bla!
O thank God for this development and I am happy that what I said is becoming fulfilled PDP and LP did not come to the AC to present the genuine results.Yet they want to be declared winner.On what basis? Reasonable lawyers and judges know that it is an attempt in futility for both of them. All technical issues will be struck out as they did not in any way affect the overall unchallenged results of the elections. If they affected them the petitioners must have challenged them and come with their own results.
IfnobeGod20: With this your comment you're the one that lacks capacity for objective reasoning because the person you're attacking 'beerfraud' is also supporting BAT but you've termed him obidient. Where is that your reasoning? Meanwhile, if on the issues raised by Omokri. He has no iota of truth in him. Where are the discrepancies he is talking about, when Peter Obi never submitted his B.sc certificate because he was wiser than your Tinubu that knew his certificates were riddled with inconsistencies and he still went ahead to submit same, because he knew we are in country where truth is secondary and falsehood takes center stage. How is it hearable that a single man have certificate with different sex, different date of birth, different graduation date, different date of signing a single certificate and you people will still be attacking those that raise voice against the inconsistencies. Please where lies the morality and clear conscience when truth has become secondary? Besides, since you guys are not comfortable that Peter Obi didn't submit his B.sc certificate to INEC because you see it as a foul play. I will advise you do the needful and go for verification about the certificate or initiate court proceeding against him, the same way Atiku is doing against Tinubu. The court doors are wide opened for you to ventilate your grievance, instead of wailing uncontrollably and making look as if they took your bread. On the issue of him saying he met Peter Odili in school. Please is that also part of credential required by INEC or did he filled such in his INEC's form? He has made the clarification, his primary school is very close to the secondary school Peter Odili went to and it is common knowledge to everyone that goes to school in Nigeria that if a school is doing any event, every neighbouring schools and pupils called and not called would troupe in number there. Someone like me walked miles to go and watched matches when I was in primary and secondary schools and I know many are in my shoes. I know of a man, Biodun Koledade that because of him I go to Titcombe College to watch football because he plays and I enjoyed his football. I know many in this community will attest to this, that because of him to go to Titcombe College to watch football.
. Learn to read carefully sir! I did not attack Reno.In fact I qouted Reno's words to support my conclusion on my Obedients friends. Reno said they lacked reasoning. That is my conclusion too. My comment is clear possibly you did not read it well.
"The issue with many of you Obidients is that you have absolutely no capacity for objective reasoning."
The above expression from Reno captures my conclusion on all my robotic obedient friends.I agree with Reno and his conclusion too. They only hear go ,they don't hear come! They will continue to be disappointed. We shall see soon.
ernance/?amp[/quote]. No government can cope the with subsidy removal especially the effects on the masses. Surprisingly nobody is talking about it again.BAT should reverse this bitting policy for now. No substitute for subsidy removal and the rehabilitation of our refineries
. No government can cope the with subsidy removal especially the effects on the masses. Surprisingly nobody is talking about it again.BAT should reverse this bitting policy for now. No substitute for subsidy removal and the rehabilitation of our regineies
Kingsmeal: Our Delta State Gubernatorial Candidate in the last election Hon Ken Pela has just made a huge step towards reclaiming his mandate to be the legitimate Governor of Delta State.
He filed for à review of the governorship election at the Delta State Tribunal but his case was kicked out on the ground of technicalities, etc.
In his unrelenting spirit, he appealed the outcome of the Delta State Tribunal at the Appeal Court Abuja where the judge disagreed with the judgement of the Delta State Tribunal hence making him qualified for the Tribunal hearing.
So he is going into the Tribunal to finish fight and hopeful regain his mandate.
. SW contributed to the emergence of Buhari as the president. What happened on appointments? Arewanisation? YES! The North should be patient on this matter.What goes around around must turn around!
On Saturday, the Central African Nation's Communications Minister, Rodrigue Mboumba Bissawou, on state television said that internet access was being restricted indefinitely, saying there had been calls for violence and the spreading of disinformation.
The announcement came after voters cast ballots to elect new local leaders, national legislators and Gabon's next President.
The junta have lifted the ban.
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Bongo or Bonga! If I hear pim from you! Make I hear!
ChemicalReaction: Another person would not have been made Head Of State because in the military command is hierarchical and coincidentally Aguyi Ironsi was the highest-ranking military officer.
Nigerians need to read books like "Oil, Politics and Violence" by Max Sillioun and "Why We Struck" by Adewale Ademoyega, a Yoruba historian who was part of the coup plotters.
Those books changed my understanding of the coup. It was not an Igbo coup.
Why did Hausas call it an Igbo coup?Why did they not call it a Yoruba coup? Could be that there is an untold story about the coup? In my humble opinion, it was a coup targetted at killing Hausas in the military so as to pave way for late Agu Irosi ,an Igbo man.
You are asking if he was there in 1966, where you there when mungo park discovered new bussa or whatever?
What kind of crazy elements do we have on this here nairaland sef?
Counter his arguments with your own facts and stop rambling.
2 of the coup plotters have written books and you think they didn't bare it all.....kindly go and read their books before capping shit
. That means Hausas are fools for calling. it an Igbo coup?. Hausas are fools for killing IGBOS in counter coups? Hausas are fools for killing Agui Ironsi?. Hausas are fools for saying no to Igbo presidency?. Hausas are fools for misinterpreting the coup speech?Hausas are fools for development trust in Yorubas at the expense of the IGBOS?If you are wiser than the Hausas you cannot be as foolish as they are. If it is not an Igbo coup as claimed by the North that lost her sons in the coup ,whose coup then? Obasanjo himself knew it was a coup against the Hausas.Pronto
MEGAWATCH: See Full List Of 1966 Coup Plotters And Their Tribe.
It is often said that lies told over and over again without being counted tends to come to be held as true; but as always, truth always catches up with it.
For over 50 years, some section of Nigerians have made it a point of duty to reinforce the narrative that the 1966 coup was an Igbo coup because it was led by Kaduna Nzeogwu, an Igbo man.
Even though these same people claim that Nzeogwu’s village and town is not Igboland, and that the rest of Nzeogwu’s kinsmen are not Igbos; a narrative they vigorously and fiercely pursue and has reinforced for decades.
But with their monopoly on the media now beginning to wane due to the advent of Social Media, their control of narrative of events, which they have often distorted to suit their primordial biases, is fading , and a more balanced narrative that captures the wholistic happenings of what transpired is now being told.
So, in regards to the 1966 coup which these elements have hitherto painted as an Igbo coup, continually giving only the names of the 7 Igbo officers who participated in the ill fated coup while leaving out other officers from other tribes who equally participated actively in the coup.
So, fined here the full list of the coup plotters and their tribes:-
1. Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu(Igbo) 2. Major Adewale Ademoyega (Yoruba) author of "Why we struck" 3. Capt. G. Adeleke(Yoruba) 4. Maj. Ifeajuna(Igbo) 5. Lt. Fola Oyewole(Yoruba) author of "The reluctant rebel" 6. Lt. R. Egbiko(Esan) 7. Lt. Tijani Katsina(Hausa/Fulani) 8. Lt. O. Olafemiyan(Yoruba) 9. Capt. Gibson Jalo(Bali) 10. Capt. Swanton(Middle Belt) 11. Lt. Hope Harris Eghagha (Urhobo) 12. Lt. Dag Warribor(Ijaw) 13. 2nd Lt. Saleh Dambo(Hausa) 14. 2nd Lt. John Atom Kpera (Tiv).
There you have it. But I’m sure that apart from Nzeogwu and Ifeajuna, you probably never heard of the names of the other guys and the question is why? And it is because some elements deliberately chose to tell a one sided story to further their ill agenda against a particular tribe and people; and after over 50 years the war ended, this same people are still hellbent on selling this same old and erroneous and fallacious narrative for the same primordial agenda.
So, I ask you, having seen the full list of the coup plotters, do you still think it was an Igbo coup?
And if your answer to the above question is “Yes”.
Then tell us why Murtala Muhammed and Buhari coups were not Fulani coups,
Tell us why Buka Suka Dimka coup was not a Plateau coup,
Tell us IBB coup was not an Hausa coup,
Tell us why Gideon Orkar’s coup was not a Tiv coup,
Tell us why Abacha coup was not a Kanuri coup,
And only the one led by Nzeogwu was given that ethnic label and reinforced till today.
Thank you for your post! Let me ask: Were you born in 1966? When you there when they were planning the coup? More importantly how many IGBOS die during the coup? How many Yorubas die? How many Hausas die? I advise you go back and trace history very well. You will see that 1966 January Coup had many Hausas soldiers as causalities and an Igbo became the Head of State It is therefore tagged a coup planned by the IGBOS against Hausas. Who became the president after the coup ? Agui Ironsi! In order to deface Igbos from the coup another person should have been made Head of State and be promoted immediately as they did for Abdusalam in 1999. The Hausas in the military saw it all ,No wonder they struck back in July same year leading to the death of many IGBOS in the North and the take over of government. Till today , regrettably the IGBOS are still paying back for the 1966 coup and the Biafra episode. I am Yoruba .I love IGBOS and Hausas. However I always say for an Igbo to be the Nigerian president a lot of ground work must be done. It is not as easy as that. Consultation and realignment are needed.The trust in IGBOS must be rebuilt in the hearts of Hausas. This is a bitter truth that my Igbo friends don't want to hear. Igbo presidency is a mirage for now!
Is this why the losers have been fighting tooth and nail to have their greatest albatross disqualified by insisting even against the positive confirmation by the authorities, that what they claim as false must remain false, even when all evidence points to the contrary?
The below results are even further buttressed by the fact that only Tinubu won up to 3 regions out of 6.
Only Tinubu won a region outside of his own half of the country. Tinubu won NorthWest and North Central.
Atiku won no Southern region. Obi also did not win any Northern region.
Na Atiku I shame for pass.
After 7 attempts of being involved in presidential campaigns either as a party aspirant in 1992, 2010 and 2014, successful running mate in 1999 and 2003, unsuccessful candidate in 2007, 2019 and 2023, he still failed on his 8th and final attempt to forge a pathway to presidential victory.
This is what Tinubu achieved on his 1st attempt with pure political calculations.
Obi's body count of losses is now 2. 1st as an unsuccessful running mate in 2019, 2nd as a 3rd place loser in 2023 and soon to be totally zeroed due to disqualification by reason of illegitimate candidacy of a party he did not belong to.
Obi got 2800 votes in Kano and never won North East ,North West and North Central.Yet he claimed he should be declared winner in the election. How reasonable is that? Peter Obi himself knows he cannot win any presidential election in Nigeria! My question is if INEC results are fake,where are the original results on which Obi or Atiku will be declared winner? Did they present any at the AC? It is clear that petitions of Obi and Atiku are just academic exercises for record purposes
Penguin2: Are you talking about same Osun judgment that even quoted from INEC’s Guidelines on the upload of election results and the significance of IREV?
It even went further to tell INEC that IREV was different from Election Results Portal which is like INEC’s electronic warehouse for storing votes?
The reliance on the blurred downloaded online results in bags is like fetching water in a basket. We will soon see.
Racoon: Judgement of corruption based on technically of the corrupt judges or what? It is a pity the world have humanity thinking this way. Wrong is wrong and right is right.
If we don't like a goat ,we give it many names to sell it. OBJ Yaradua and Jonathan got jugements in their favour to rule Nigeria. Yardua even claimed the election that brought him as the president was the worst in the history of Nigeria.Yet AC and SC gave him a favorable judgement. Why will that of BAT be different? Is not LP or PDP candidate? Judgement is judgement regardless of the name you give it!
Penguin2: I know why Obi didn’t give the court figures… Because it would have been problematic and introduce a lot ambiguities and technicalities to his case.
Giving the court a figure means he would have calculated for the whole of the 18 candidates who contested the election, failure of which it would be an avenue to attack his case.
Not giving the court a figure was a smart move.
What’s important is that they were able to prove that the number of votes entrapped in the blurred 18,000 polling units is enough to overturn Tinubu’s winning margin.
They have forgotten that the IREV results they brought are irrelevant in this case. The original EC8 results declared by INEC at the polling units are accepted in election petition SC judgement Adeleke vrs Oyetola 2022
Burob: Sorry for the Obidients living in illusion, I just wonder many times, how people can live in bare face self deceit?
Even the late President Yaradua in honesty admitted the election that brought him & Jonathan was the most flawed election in the history of Nigeria, yet the Supreme Court of Nigeria declared him the winner.
Atikulators ie Reno Omokri have moved on, only the Obidients this Abubakar Atiku, Gringory Obi’s Oga is taking on a political cruise.
They will also move on soon when their eyes are clear after the judgement
successmatters: So, where did he get the St John's document he lied with in 1999?
That you are deceived doesn't mean we all are.
. I only answered Atiku the possibility of getting admission without having primary and secondary school education. As for BAT , the AC and SC will decide soon on that. The onus of the proof of his certicate lies on BAT and Chicago university. Have they given any proof?My answer is Yes. Can there be any irregularities on certificates? Yes ! What is the purpose? To deceive or by mistake? The SC held that irregularity on a certificate shoukd not be with the intent of deception. Obaseki vrs APC 2021 In view of the AC court proceedings we shall see if the court will set aside certificates tendered and certified by the issuance authority.
Alchemy528: ‘How did you attend varsity without primary, secondary education?’ Atiku tackles Tinubu
‘How did you attend varsity without primary, secondary education?’ Atiku tackles Tinubu The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has tacked President Bola Tinubu over the latter’s academic records at Chicago State University (CSU), United States.
The former Vice President had recently approached a U.S. court for an order compelling CSU to release the academic records of Tinubu.
Tinubu’s credentials show that he graduated from CSU in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting and management.
Taking to his Twitter account on Sunday, Atiku wondered how President Tinubu attended Chicago State University without primary and secondary education. Atiku wrote, “I woke up this morning wondering how we got to this cul de sac. In 1999, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu claimed he attended St. John’s Primary School, Aroloya, Lagos, before proceeding to Children Home School in Ibadan.
“According to him, his next port of call in his educational journey was Government College Ibadan and, Richard Daley College and Chicago State University in the United States.
“Curiously, in 2023, Tinubu settled with attending only Chicago State University. I am scratching my head. How is that possible? Methinks that all well-meaning Nigerians should be as confused as I am with Tinubu’s declaration that he had no primary and secondary education, yet he has a university degree. You may wish to #AskTinubu how he attained this feat so that we can learn from his ingenuity
Yiu could write only GCE private and proceed to UTME for the university admission
Penguin2: The unstated assumption in this your comment is that you know Obi won the election but because of the northerners’ fear of an Igbo man in power, Tinubu was rigged in instead.
Yeah, we know, northerners would rather have a dead goat as Nigeria’s president than the most brilliant Igbo man.
But let’s see how long that will last.
. INEC however did not release assumed results.Neither did LP nor PDP present another results before the AC. Is handwriting not on the wall already? Apart from Obi ,any Igbo man who contests for Aso Rock will be denied entry by the North! It is a bitter truth!
Politics › Re: 2023 Presidential Election Tribunal Judgement (Live Updates) by ejimatic: 12:32pm On Sep 06, 2023
