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“The man you threw away from government, Goodluck Jonathan was ‘a problem man, an incompetent man, he was an idiot, an slowpoke.’



“With the emergence of the PDP candidate, some APC leaders believe that Tinubu is the best aspirant to face Atiku Abubakar. The whole scenario is still not clear but I know that in a couple of days, there will be a direction.”




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PrinceOfLagos:
I will decide on whom to support after APC primaries but it's not gonna be Tinubu. Not only because Tinubu is extremely corrupt and greedy but also because he cannot and will never defeat Alhaji Atiku abubakar

See Omo Ibo 5%ter imposter princeoflagos from Owerri wey dey yarn
Even d votes from Owerri and Imo state no reach d votes from Alimosho LGA for Lagos. Wu need vote wey dey give badluck

phemmyfour:
Well, that's if election will hold at all

e be like say head dey pain u. Before u go stop election u beta say byebye to ur mama. shiorr

cherryCola:
All this useless tribal bigots does is to troll on NL causing nuisance and mayhem everywhere.

Spit on you, your future is mess up .

And don't bother quoting me cause I don't reply losers.

Lazy yoot wey dey patronize crypto ponzi. Ur own don cast patapata. shiorr

Okoroawusa:
Helinues, na my brother dey talk like this abi dem don hijack him moniker?

Taah!! No be hack , na hot coal wey devil take torment am as he be chief wailer from Owerri, Iboland.

U see ehn, wen God bless u like Tinubu, even ur enemies go dey bless u.

Na so God dey confuse dem. Dem go want type dia usual trash but God go arrest dia bitter evil mind and turn am to prayers.

Omo Ibo from Ideato potopoto LGA, na so u go wail until 2031. U see say nobody for Naija take Ibo serious again. Just because una dey fixated on tinubu hatred, una don demote from 3rd class citizen una don become Laffing Stock class citizens of Nigeria. shiorr

okuta007:
fear don dey catch them - Obaseki is a child of destiny - the kain luck wey dey follow that man na helele

Luck kwa. As edo don bcome the mou capital of d world, u gbadun am like dat?

Na d same format Malami used to nearly arrest d electoral act 2022 and dis one now.
Las las na njc go punish and sack dis corrupt judges.

Dis judges no dey learn aswear2gud. Dem go just troway dia career for politicians. Which kain winchy be dis. Even clueless gej use d head of a yenagoa judge.

No wonder APC no gamble clear gej. Dat judgement and gej get k-leg.

How Nigerian Judge Granted Relief Not Prayed For By Claimants To Favour Jonathan's Presidential Ambition—Femi Falana


Saharareporters had reported that Justice Dashen on Friday in a judgement held that Jonathan’s right to vie for the office of president again cannot be stopped by any retroactive law.

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) says Justice Isa Hamma Dashen of the Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State granted a relief not prayed for by claimants in a case involving former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan.


Saharareporters had reported that Justice Dashen on Friday in a judgement held that Jonathan’s right to vie for the office of president again cannot be stopped by any retroactive law.


The suit marked FHC/YNG/CS/86/2022 was filed by Andy Solomon and Idibiye Abraham as first and second plaintiffs. It listed Jonathan, the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as first, second, and third defendants respectively.

But the APC and the INEC did not have any legal representations in the matter, which SaharaReporters learnt was a deliberate move by the party and the electoral body.

Solomon and Abraham had approached the court through their counsel, Egbuwabi Seigha and Timi Robinson, seeking the disqualification of Jonathan from the 2023 presidential polls.

They argued that by virtue of the introduction of Section 137 sub-sections 1(b) and 3 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria as amended, the former president was no longer eligible to vie for the office of the president because he had taken an oath to that office on two previous occasions.

In the suit filed on May 17, 2022, the plaintiffs seek the determination of the following questions to wit:
“Whether in view of the provisions of Sections 137(1)(b) AND (3) of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as altered) and the fact that the 1st defendant had earlier been sworn in as the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2010 and 2015 respectively, the 1st defendant is qualified to contest for the office of the President of Nigeria in the 2023 General Elections to be organised by the 3rd defendant.

“If the answer to (1) above is the negative, then whether the 2nd defendant is entitled to field the 1st defendant as its presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections
“Whether the 3rd defendant is entitled to disqualify the 1st defendant from contesting and/or from being presented as the 2nd defendant presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections.

“Following the determination of the above questions, the plaintiff seeks the following reliefs:

“A declaration that in view of provisions of Section 137(1)(b) and (3) of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as altered) and the fact that the 1st defendant had earlier been sworn in as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2010 and 2015 respectively, the 1st defendant is disqualified from contesting for the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the 2023 general elections.

“A declaration that the 2nd defendant is entitled to disqualify the 1st from participating in its primary elections or any other selection process(es) for the determination of the 2nd defendant’s presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections.

“A declaration that the 3rd defendant is entitled to disqualify the 1st defendant from contesting and/or from being presented as a candidate for the election into the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

Delivering judgement on the matter on Friday, Justice Dashen dismissed the reliefs sought by the plaintiffs and ruled that Jonathan is eligible to contest the forthcoming 2023 presidential election because he had only been elected into office once in 2011.

In a statement on Sunday, Falana said the relief granted by the court to the effect that Jonathan is not disqualified by the 2018 constitutional amendment was not sought or prayed for by the claimants.

“The claimants prayed the Federal High Court to disqualify the 1st Defendant (Dr.Goodluck Jonathan) from contesting the 2023 presidential election. In spite of the directive of the National Judicial Council that such matters be filed at the Abuja Judicial Division of the Federal High Court the Yenagoa Judicial Division of the Court assumed jurisdiction, heard the case and dismissed all the reliefs sought by the Claimants,” the senior lawyer said.

“But without any counterclaim filed by any of defendants, the Court decided to grant a relief
not sought by the Claimants. In other words, the relief granted by the Court to the effect that the 1st Defendant is not disqualified by the 2018 constitutional amendment was not sought or prayed for by the Claimants.

“It is interesting to note that the 2nd Defendant (All Progressives Congress) and 3rd Defendant (Independent National Electoral Commission) were served the processes but did not file any process in the case. They were equally not represented by lawyers for reasons best known to the Defendants.

“As there was no dispute between the parties, the claimants lacked the locus standi to have maintained the action. On that score, the case ought to have been stuck out on the authority of the case of Peoples Democratic Party v Edede & Anor (CA/OW/87/2022) filed by the PDP, v Edede & Anor. wherein the Court of Appeal struck out the suit marked:
FHC/UM/CS/26/2022 and held that the federal high court Umuahia had no jurisdiction to hear the case because Edede lacked the locus standi to have filed the suit in the first place.”
President Muhammadu Buhari had on June 4, 2018, signed a constitutional amendment that stops a Vice President who completes the term of a President from contesting for the office of the President more than one more time.

The law also stops a deputy governor who completes the term of a governor from seeking a second term in office as a governor.

A President’s term can be cut short by reasons of death, resignation, or death to pave the way for the Vice President to complete the term of the departed President.


Following the death of then-President Umaru Yar’Adua on May 5, 2010, Jonathan as the then Vice President, took a new oath of office to complete Yar’Adua’s term as President.

He was also sworn in for another term on May 29, 2011, after he won the presidential poll of that year.
Falana had earlier said Jonathan is affected by the constitution amendment and cannot contest the 2023 presidential election
“It has been confirmed that former President Goodluck Jonathan has decided to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) with a view to contesting the 2023 presidential election,” he had said.

“However, the former President is disqualified from contesting the said election by virtue of 137 (3) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended which provides as follows: A person who was sworn in to complete the term for which another person was elected as President shall not be elected to such office for more than a single term.

“Indeed, the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Fourth Alteration, No 16) Act, 2017 says: "The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (in this Act referred to as “the Principal Act”) is altered as set out in this Act. Section 137 of the Principal Act is altered, by inserting, after subsection (2), a new subsection “(3)”.

“(3)” A person who was sworn in as President to complete the term for which another person was elected as President shall not be elected to such office for more than a single term.”

https://saharareporters.com/2022/05/29/how-nigerian-judge-granted-relief-not-prayed-claimants-favour-jonathans-presidential

PrincessofDSS:
A fbacking baboon from a shithole country is referring to American as asylum seeker

Soon that your shithole will be on fire and you will come calling

Monkey

Shukwudi!! Chai!! E pain u!!

Las las na unmarked grave overseas dem go place 3rd class hatefilled ibo losers like u. U wey dey useless for Nigeria so tey u leave Naija ,even mosquitoes no miss u.
U just carry ur badluck go infect dem for d yeye country u dey. shiorr.
O jo lara pa. Olodo oshi!

PrincessofDSS:
[s]I’m not Nigerian

Who care weda u come from kilimanjaro. U no fit pass those losers wey come from Nigeria's version of Lesotho wey con be asylum seeker turned 3rd class citizen of a covid-19 ravaged wannabe western nation. Shiorr.
I be Nigerian and I better pass you 1million times. Get out of our platform since u be yeye meddledome interlopper. Dis na Nairaland, platform for Nigerians. Koshi danu joor!

PrincessofDSS:
[s]As expected

It’s a mission completed earlier than expected for the north now that the PDP flag bearer is a northerner

Therefore there’s no need for Jonathan because he was meant to be a super sub just Incase

Southerners are being colonized for the second time by the northern part with no hope of independence in sight[/s]

Omo Ibo, calm down. We no be ur ibo mate, we don do am before and we go do am again. Even for Adamawa, Tinubu go floor Atiku. Just siddon dey watch.

Na muslim muslim ticket we go use for apc since pdp don bring Atiku and na 1993 election result pattern go play out again.
Tinubu go win clean and clear.
We sabi Naija politics and dey suck am for our mama bwests from d day dem born us.

AstralBody:
Be fooling urself. Tinubu that u are advocating for, knows he is in a big mess,since the emergence of Atiku as PDP candidate. Go high more make u for fit yan anyhow, June don show face.

Omo Ibo, calm down. Una go wail until 2031.
Atiku and PDP go collect maximum shishi

Dimeji Bankole sef go cut delegates from Abk from Amosun .

As Ogun state dey so, walahi I know even sabi where PYO wan get delegates for Ogun state sef, maybe 3 from Ikenne LGA.

Ogun west dey for Tinubu loyalist Yayi, Ogun East dey for Tinubu loyalist OGD and Ogun central dey for Pa Osoba wey be Tinubu loyalist hand.
PYO better Tambuwal himself.
Jagaban Twale sa

I don tell all dis yeye Tinubu and Yoruba haters awon omo ibo nl miscreants like impostor princeoflagos from owerri say our minority ex-presido GEJ no get chance for APC .

In fact, na because pdp don sabi say apc go elect Tinubu na hin make pdp give Atiku. If pdp know say APC dey give gej, pdp go don choose wike because even wike go defeat gej. shiorr

Okobola146:
I still don't understand why Igbos are not being given the opportunity to rule Nigeria, which they rightly deserve. If some people think the Igbos are not good enough to rule the country, the should be allowed to go and form their own country. It totally wrong, wicked, unfair and unjust to continue to deny this ethnic group the opportunity to rule the country or have their own country.

abeg where Ibo dey go o, e da kun

fergie001:
I thought we heard some have been screened and cleared before now?

ehen na. Sebi d media dey use efrybody head dey play ludo.
Maybe dat first one na screenplay and dis one na d final

PrinceOfLagos:
Nice one

I will make my candidate known after APC primaries

God bless Nigeria
God bless south east
God bless Lagos
God bless president muhammadu Buhari

God bless Owerri too.

Omo Ibo, as u fit see, na ur iboland even need d prayers more after una don use ur hatred for Tinubu and Yoruba people plus una bad belle and mmkpuru mmiri afflict iboland so tey turn iboland barren

fergie001:
Yes, I like the strong thing.

I am 101% fully in support.

u too like turobu

successmatters:
The insecurity in the east is intractable because non igbos are running the affairs of policing in Igboland.

dis na d people wey dey support ipob terrorists and cannibals beforw. Now dem don collect am. I pray wen dey release dem, dem go join our side.
God forgive dem and come help your servants o

He beta go join APuGa. Shiorr.

Obaseki kwa? kikikikik

Xscape1993:
This is unbelievable ooo.

e go be d 8th wonder

Dat na to tell u say if u go do laulau, dem go throw u away before u put dem for turobu..Malami don throway Okorosha.

Anoda Tinubu senator don win. Oyo alone get 99 delegates o. I dey laff d concussion crew. E ti shi!

Buckeyemedia1:
He has left his former VGC ward for the Igbo conspirators, I am a living witness to the APC must go movement, & has moved it to Ikenne.

Left or Tinubu tell am to? If e be nice popular pesin for his area, d ibos dia go respect am and vote for am.

make osibanjo win hin ward first

Malory:
Nigeria is a huge joke

and u b d butt of jokes

Emmanuelhector:
Very qualified

a sure say u no read why GEJ no qualify and dat yenagoa arrangee judgement go fall yakata on appeal. D constitution don say 8 years na d max u fit ever spend and dia is a SC judgement wey even tell Ladoja say e no possible to get even extra day longer because d constitution state max of 8 years. APC no go take dat gamble.

u see say no senior person apart from falana don talk on d matter. Apart from say GEJ, a minority wey no even dey in charge of hin state no fit match Atiku, his candidature sef get k-leg. Nobody go follow gej for APC so forget d faceless cabal wey no get anytin apart from Buhari's appointment for dem

lomprico:
Atiku won 2019 election!!!

omo Ibo olodo, really?

PaChukwudi44:
They won't even smell the APC ticket.The only southerner now that can win the APC ticket is GEJ

By GEJ, u mean a minority wey no even control hin tinini state with one of d smallest voters won face Atiku, a fulani wey get money and dey control hin state with a majority tribe abi
U tink say dis na PDP rigging era?
If u no sabi before, sabi am now, na because of Tinubu Pdp chose Atiku. GEJ na zero threat to pdp because SW wey get a major tribe and vote en bloc no go vote for GEJ