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This afternoon, Kenneth Okonkwo tweeted an update on the election tribunal hearing that involved a complaint against the Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, and its pronouncement of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the election’s victor.

Kenneth Okonkwo wrote, “6TH JUNE, 2023,” in a tweet. We are back in court today to continue our petition at the Presidential Election Petition Court (COA).

He asserted with certainty that Professor Yakubu Mahmood’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had shattered the record for the worst electoral commission on Earth.

He wrote on Twitter: “How can INEC stand up in court and say, ‘My Lord, I object to the tendering of INEC’S certified true copies of the election results.'”

Kenneth Okonkwo continued by saying that the institution is becoming an international embarrassment for the nation and that he had never seen an organization that, by law, should be neutral on all grounds, blatantly object to its documents to appease certain political constituencies.

APC Deceived CAN That Muslim/Muslim Ticket Is Not For Islamization Agenda - El-Rufai

According to the former governor, Islamic dominance had been successfully replicated in Nigeria and that it shall continue.

Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has in a controversial video made a mockery of Christians.

Speaking in Hausa language, El-Rufai boasted that he has helped bring Islamic dominance to the state which has now been replicated in Nigeria through the Muslim/Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress.

According to El-Rufai, in the course of the electioneering campaigns, when “they”(Christians ) tried to ask questions on why the Muslim/Muslim ticket, he deceived ‘them’ that it was not for religious dominance when in reality, the tickets both nationally and at the state level were for Islamic dominance.

The former governor also mocked Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party.

He said in Kaduna that Islamic dominance had been successfully replicated in Nigeria and that it shall continue for the next 20 years.

El-Rufai further boasted that the victory of Bola Tinubu had silenced the Christian Association of Nigeria, adding that he will sustain an Islamic-dominated government for 20 years and unending not only in Kaduna State but in Nigeria at large.

RecentHistory:
They should stop checks on a fraudster?
Did you inherit your mother's madness or your father invested curses in your life?
Them don take scam swear for you muddy bastards.

"Mr Tinubu’s many controversies, from perjury, multiple identities, political killings, ethnoreligious bigotry, corruption to documented drug-trafficking, are also beginning to embolden the country’s darker instincts, with politicians, officials and security operatives, making a show of competing for who is the baddest gangster."

udemzyudex:
Lol.. Peter Obi create jobs for them,they should be thankful.

LEGAL UPDATE - 05/06/2023

We have document evidences for Kogi, Sokoto, Ebonyi, Delta , Imo , Kaduna, and Ondo State.

Here we go

The Honourable judges are now seated.

Justice Bello: Good afternoon, I hope we will all be in accordance today to ensure the smooth running of the case we have for today.

Call the next petition.

Clerk: Petition number 3 between Mr. Peter Obi, Labour Party vs. INEC, Tinubu, Shettima, and APC

Representation:
Peter Obi - For himself and Labour Party
Saturday Monsiegne - Deputy Director, Legal Services, APC

Labour Party: SAN Patrick Ikwueto

INEC: SAN AB Mahmoud

Tinubu and Shettima: SAN Olanipekun

APC: SAN Fagbemi

LP: Inseek for a validation on the application responses.

Justice Tsammani: Did they file their responses in due time.

LP: Just a few lines

Justice Tsammani: It doesn’t matter. They filed in time.

APC: As it is fast becoming the norm for the petitioners and regrettable, this is another instance of disregard to the trial as to what is to be done on schedule of trial. This is not the first, second, or third time that we would come to court, and we would be served the schedule of the petitioners' cover page late.
Your lordship, no explanation has been offered, and it’s time to apply due measure.

SAN Ikwueto: My lord, I apologise to our colleagues.

Justice Tsammani: You’re not taking their complaints seriously, and that’s not a good thing.

SAN Ikwueto: I am, I have apologized. It won’t happen again.

Justice Tsammani: That’s okay.

INEC: It’s okay

SAN Kalu: My lord, can we continue to the tendering of the evidence?

Justice Tsammani: How many schedules are there

SAN Kalu: This is our 3rd schedule

Justice Bello: No, this is your 4th schedule.

SAN Kalu: As the court pleases. It’s our 4th schedule. We will reflect that.

SAN Kalu: I am presenting the documents for Ebonyi, my Lord, with 13 LGA.

SAN Kalu is now calling out the LGA documents presented.

Abakaliki
Izzi
Ezza North
Afikpo South
Ohaukwu
Ebonyi
Oniocha
Ishielu
Ezza South
Ikwo
Afikpo North
Ohaozara
Ivo

INEC: We object to the tendering of these documents and would state reasons at the final stage.

Tinubu and Shettima: With utmost respect my lord, on behalf of the 2nd and 3rd respondents, we are opposing the documents being served by the petitioners to be admitted and we would give our evidence when due, much obliged Sir.

APC: My lord, the 4th respondent object to these documents and tenders and fuller reasons would be given in our final address.


For Ebonyi State, the documents presented today are EC8A, EC8B, and EC8C.

SAN Kalu : My Lord, may I proceed to tender for Nasarawa State with the 13 LGAs?

Justice Tsammani: Proceed and list them

SAN Kalu: Akwanga
Awe
Doma
Keana
Kokona
Lafia
Nasarawa
Nasarawa Eggon
Obi
Toto
Wamba
Keffi.

Justice Tsammani: Any Objections?

INEC: We object and will advance our reasons.

Tinubu andShettima: We also oppose and will advance our reasons in the final address.

APC: We object to admissibility and will advance reasons in the final address.

The court is admitting documents for Nasarawa and Ebonyi.

Next is Delta State.

SAN Kalu is now done with the 25 LGAs in Delta State.

Again, INEC, APC, Tinubu, and Shettima’s lawyers have all opposed the documents, and all stated they would give their reasons in a written address.

Justice Tsammani is currently scribbling something with a not so smiling face.

Justice Tsammani: These documents are now admitted as evidence and listed as exhibits.

SAN Kalu: My lord, may I go ahead to tender INEC Certified 23 LGA of Kaduna State.

Justice Tsammani: You have already tendered. Let the respondents state their opposition.

SAN Kalu: I’ve not tendered Kaduna, my lord.

Justice Tsammani: Kaduna has been tendered.

‘The justices quickly flip through their schedules’.

SAN Kalu: We have not my lord.

Justice Tsammani: Okay, go ahead.

SAN Kalu: Kuda, Sanogari, Sangokataf

Justice Tsammani: Why are you calling the LGA like a white man.

SAN Kalu: My lord, I am trying my best to pronounce them properly.


SAN Kalu has now called out the 23 LGA of Kaduna in this order.

Birni Gwari
Chikun
Giwa
Igabi
Ikara
Jaba
Jema'a
Kachia
Kaduna North
Kaduna South
Kagarko
Kajuru
Kaura
Kauru
Kubau
Kudan
Lere
Makarfi
Sabon Gari
Sanga
Soba
Zangon Kataf
Zaria.

INEC: Respectfully, my lord, we oppose these documents called form EC8As by the petitioners, and we do not give our consent.

Tinubu and Shettima: Respectfully, my lord, the 2nd and 3rd respondents oppose to these form EC8As, and we would state our reasons in a final address.

APC: My lord, my objection is hereby made on behalf of the 4th respondent, and the reasons would be stated in an address.

Justice Tsammani: These documents are hereby admitted as evidence and tagged exhibits PS1 - PS25

SAN Kalu: I now move into my State, Imo State, and it’s listed on pages 28 to 36 of the schedule.
I tender INEC certified form EC8A of the 27 LGAs.

SAN Kalu is now screaming on the microphone as his voice is now very loud to pronounce these LGA.

SAN Kalu: Nkwere,
Obowo
Njaba
NgorOkpala...

Justice Tsammani: Why Are you shouting as if you’re daring us to correct you.

'They all laughed'

SAN Kalu: 😀😀😀😀😀

Boom, SAN Livy and SAN Ikpeazu just arrived in the courtroom.

SAN Kalu is now done calling the LGAs for Imo State.

INEC’s lawyer is now on his feet.
The justices are still jotting down.

Justice Tsammani: Yes

INEC: May it please my lord, the first respondent is stating objections as we do not consent. Reasons would be given to our address.

Tinubu and Shettima: On behalf of the 2nd and 3rd respondents, we state our objections and reasons would be given to our final address.

APC: My lord, we have over 26 bundles of huge envelopes here for just 7 LGAs. We state our objections and would give our opposition reasons in the final address.

'The people that said go to court are now complaining about bundles of evidences, they never see anything'.


Justice Tsammani has now admitted Imo State LGAs form EC8As as evidence.

SAN Kalu is now seated.

A beautiful lady just stood up for Labour Party.

LP: My lord, we would now present evidence for Ondo State, and we have form EC8As for 18 LGAs.

‘Her voice is entering my eyes, but this kind voice I doubt it can pronounce LGA in Ondo State oh.

LP: Ilashee

The first LGA she pronounced was not it at all.

The whole courtroom busted into laugh.

I know this kind of sweet voice can not pronounce Ondo LGA.

Justice Tsammani: We are not writing pronunciation. We are writing names. Don’t mind them.

LP: Thank you, my lord, for protecting me.

‘Lol, my lord, thank you for protecting her, 'justice tsammani Amotekun’.

I now saw the reason SAN Kalu sat down, because after shouting Imo like this, he cannot collect laughter of pronouncing Ondo State.

The fine lawyer for Labour Party is SAN Valerie Azinge.

SAN Valerie is now done calling the LGAs of Ondo State.

SAN Valerie: My lord, I want these documents to be marked as read as all parties have read and accepted.

The courtroom is laughing.

‘She was supposed to wait for the opposition lawyers to state their objection or approval before making this statement’.

Justice Tsammani: Marked as read when they have not adopted😀😀😀

SAN Valerie: Oh, apologies, my lord, I was jumping the gun.

INEC, Tinubu, and APC lawyers all opposed and objected.

Justice Tsammani: These evidences are now admitted by the court and marked as exhibits.

SAN Valerie: My lord, if I may move to Sokoto Sir.
We have 7 LGA to tender.

Justice Tsammani: Go on

They are:

Tangaza
Kware
Gada
Sokoto North
Goronyo
Silame
Bodinga.


*PLEASE NOTE THAT*
PO and Labour party have done something so vital and crucial in this tribunal. This is the presentation of the facts document before the tribunal.

Tribunal works with facts, documents, and facts presentations.

Earlier today, the lawyers argued over the motions filed and served on May 22nd and June 2nd. One of the motions was for interrogatories for the witnesses.

Interrogatories are a part of the discovery process, which allows each side to obtain information and evidence from the other to prepare for trial.

Despite the opposition objections, the court is willing to listen to the motion because Respondents Haven’t officially replied to the application.

SAN Valerie has now called 7 LGAs in Sokoto.

APC: My lord, the petitioners mentioned 7 LGA, but we have over 10 bundles of envelopes.

SAN Valerie: We also presented the voters register. We have tendered only 7 LGAs for now, but that would not be all the evidence for this state as 7 LGA are the only ones presented to us by the first respondent (INEC) for now.
Thank you learned silk for the brilliance.

INEC: We oppose these evidences and would state our reasons at the final address.

Tinubu and Shettima: We oppose and object and would state reasons in a written address.

APC: We object these documents tendered by the petitioners and would give our reasons at the stage of address.

Justice Tsammani: These documents are now admitted as evidences and tagged as exhibits.

SAN Valerie: My lord, let us now move to the popular confluence state.

Justice Tsammani: What makes it popular.

SAN Valerie: It takes us back to our history, my lord.

Everyone is looking tired. This Labour Party evidence don’t want to finish.

Justice Tsammani: The confluence will wait. Oh. You will give us 5 minutes to go and stretch our legs

Justice Bello: Give us 5 minutes, let us use it to go and visit the confluence.

The court is going on a 5 minutes break.


The court was now seated few minutes ago and SAN Valerie is now calling 21 LGAs in Kogi State while the clerks distribute the bundles of form EC8As for each LGAs to every respondent.

INEC: May it please my lord, I seek to oppose and not give consent to these LGA presented by the petitioner and we would give a reason at the final address.

Tinubu and Shettima: The 2nd and 3rd respondent object to the 21 LGA of Kogi State the petitioners have tendered and would give a final address

APC: The 4th respondent oppose to the admissibility of this document that the petitioners have tendered. Fuller reasons would be given in an address.

Justice Tsammani: These documents are now admitted as evidences and tagged exhibits EW1-EW21

SAN Valerie: This marks the end of the documents my lord.

Finally, Labour Party is done presenting evidences for today.

Justice Tsammani: So we would adjourn to tomorrow 6th of June by 2pm.

Justice Ugo: Thank you all, we have come to the end of another day proceedings

‘Immediately they took the light’

Justice Ugo: Well, today is far spent. Thank you all for the cooperation today.

OAFMods:
Judging from the exchange above when they say fools na him full your foolish tribe you ipob start to wail. Now judge how many of your tribesmen made comment concerning Tinubu n APC on INEC VS PDP thread compare to Tinubu supporters making any comment to know you are born foolish n will perish even more foolish like many of your kinsmen

"Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The former heaven and the former earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. I also saw the holy city, a new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband." ~ Revelation 21:1

The book of Revelation concludes with a final vision of the marriage of heaven and earth where an angel shows John a stunning bride that symbolizes the new creation that has come forever to join God and his covenant people. God announces that He's come to live with humanity forever and that He's making all things new.

The New Earth is an expression used in the in the Bible to describe the final state of redeemed humanity. It is one of the central doctrines of Christian eschatology and is referred to in the Nicene Creed as the world to come. All things will be made new. Death will be replaced with life. The whole earth will be a recreation of the garden, and the glory of the temple will cover it. Every nation will be blessed through the power of the resurrected Jesus, and God's own personal presence will permeate every square inch of the new creation.

In verse 4 of the same chapter, when it's all said and done, the Lord declares that He will wipe away every tear. A better day is indeed coming, and He is working to bring an end to all pain and suffering. As we place our trust in Him, we can know that a new Kingdom awaits… one that makes every moment until then worthwhile!

To partake in the new Jerusalem of the new earth, One must be born again by receiving our Lord Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. That is why the Bible says in John 1:12, “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name”: Only the sons and daughters of God are going to make heaven.

You enter heaven by forgiveness and through the righteousness that Jesus gives you. Only Jesus has the authority to forgive man his sin. You do not enter into heaven by religious life. It's always true that where faith is birthed, works will follow, but salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.

HacheNoire:
Kukah should know better in a civilized society. It’s demanded of him to follow appropriate channels to challenge and justify his claims.

Not ranting at press conferences!

If in did he was following his calling, he should be in North Korea now l, freeing Christians from the captivity of Kim Jon Hun

olasaad:
Ma shaa Allah. May Almighty Allah reward them all and bless us too so that we can also contribute to the development of Islam.

HacheNoire:
Kukah should focus more on winning souls for Christ

That should be his major objective!

Educated Nigerians, he added, understand that any President in charge of the country will use its resources for personal gain. He went on to say that Nigeria’s political elite prefers to remain in the shadows.

Because every Nigerian understands that the resources would be made available to use the moment you take the oath of office.

Mathew Hassan Kukah, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would not have been inaugurated had the government heeded electoral advice.

In an interview with Arise TV, Bishop Kukah mentioned that the electoral reform community’s recommendation calls for all pending legal proceedings to be resolved before the inauguration.

Educated Nigerians, he added, understand that any President in charge of the country will use its resources for personal gain. He went on to say that Nigeria’s political elite prefers to remain in the shadows.

”Nigerians are really upset, there are a lot of people who are legitimately quite angry and they earn a right to be angry,” he said.

The electoral procedures were poorly executed. I was a part of the electoral reform community, and if the government had listened to our advice, Tinubu would not be inaugurated as governor.

And we wouldn’t be in such dire straits right now. However, as everyone familiar with Nigerian politics knows, the shadows are where the real action takes place.

The suggestion to wait until all of the necessary procedures are completed before swearing someone in has been rejected. Because every Nigerian understands that the resources would be made available to use the moment you take the oath of office.

Lawan said that Muslim senators contributed N400,000 monthly while members of the House of Representatives contributed 250,000 per month as the project lasts.

Skankamola:
Christianity in nigeria is just like southern unity: 99% fake

if our govt mean good for us why did they set pricing?