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fergie001:
Amaewhule claimed division at the National level.
Amaewhule also entered an affidavit to that effect even though that was not before the Court.

What is an affidavit?

The affidavit was not before the supreme court according to you so the case dies

vanitybutiwanti:
It is the CTC, get it into your skull. I know you're angry and depressed but there is nothing you can do about it

Can you forward me the full copy of link

fergie001:
This is contrary to Abegunde v Ondo Assembly & Ors
The Supreme Court dived into the issue on who has the power, they are doing the same thing they did on LG issue.

That panel was a full bench of the Supreme Court and was strict on the fact that yes, they cannot execute, theirs is to interprete. The word shall is mandatory.

So what exactly is the issue? Me and you know that there is no concrete or solid proof of defection. In the case of Abegunde, the question of defection was settled just that Abegunde claimed division at state level. This was a straightforward matter

franugo:
I wouldn't know, didn't follow the court case but it's easy to guess that fubara's lawyers will tender it in court

They did not sir. No letter of defection exists

fergie001:
Hahahahaha..... I wanted to say something but I will reserve my comments.
However, for someone who is an activist Judge that preaches a lot of morality in our political system to say this, my mouth

He never said courts do not have powers to declare seats vacant. That power primarily belongs to the legislature, courts only act as var

franugo:
Watch the video bro, martins was reading the letters


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uX-E3yxvs0?si=AnJqw5OfXJ8yqwzL

Was it brought to court sir? This case is purely about documentary or written evidence

franugo:
They did sworn affidavits and wrote resignation letters bro

Where is it

franugo:
I do have issues with the supreme Court judgement, does it mean that they no longer recognize a sworn affidavit from a valid court as a legal document? The part about the lawmakers not being in apc member register is not really important here, the issue at hand was about whether there is evidence that they defected from pdp, not on whether they're registered in apc. Nevertheless, the supreme Court have given their judgement, however flawed it is, and has to be obeyed.

No affidavit was brought before them

Fiscus105:
But the same supreme court didn't mention all these in the case of Abegunde vs Ondo .


Nigeria a nation of acadabra.

Yes because Abegunde didn't argue about his defection. He actually agreed that he defected and said that it's because of a division at the state level

famology:
They lost the lga with Charles. Infact he lost his ward. Billy delivered his ward.

The thing is so funny. That orhionmwon/Uhumnwonde, Ovia axis is where APC where suppose to dominate yet they did better in Benin city...
I don't know why the speaker hasn't been removed. If the governor needs reelection, he needs to make oshiomhole happy the whole 4 years

famology:
That rubbish suspension should stop. That lga is one of the weakest in Apc. They should be building instead of the nonsense they're doing now. I'm not a fan of emwanta. I see him as opportunistic and disrespectful.

Weakest? What of Ovia, Oredo, Ikpoba etc I think APC does well there oh... With Charles Idahosa back, it should be easier. Charles daughter just got an appointment from the governor

famology:
I think a political solution would be applied to the case of Samson Osagie. He's still operating that AG office codedly by the way. 😆

I never liked him, I prefer Andrew Emwanta. I believe Dr Washington Osifo has taken the slot of Uhumnwonde...

The Uhumnwonde chapter just suspended Hon billy osawaru, Barr Osagie and party apex leader Osazee Imasogie. Imasogie's father is the pdp leader and his son donated money to Asue campaign through him. APC should have won here

famology:
They are to serve out the tenures of the chairmen. They're not acting but substantive. They're the leaders of the legislative arms of the local governments. More like the speaker of the state assembly taking over power when the governor and deputy are impeached. Eg Fintiri of Adamawa state.

True. I was thinking there would be elections forgetting that happens if elections couldn't hold before the 30 days constitutional deadline... I think their tenure elapses January next year...

Barr Sampson osagie is still under suspension

famology:
He's looking for appointment. He never believed in okpebholo. Bloody sycophant!

Funny man.... How long will the acting chairmen remain

famology:
John mayaki the confused sycophant. He never supported okpebholo.

I wonder why he is now supporting Okpebholo

Seefinish:
i am ashamed of sharing the same country with you

Me too

Reasons why the Tribunal will dismiss Ighodalo’s petition

By John Mayaki

The following reasons and many more will form part of the reasons why the Edo State governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja will trash the petition by the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo, challenging the victory of Governor Monday Okpebholo.

First, Ighodalo’s petition did not ask for the annulment of the election - this is a fundamental requirement for overturning results and as such, the tribunal cannot grant reliefs that we’re not sought by the petitioners - remember, they are not “Father Christmas”.

Secondly, Ighodalo and the PDP called witnesses from only five polling units out of over 4,000 in the state, which is legally inadequate to prove widespread electoral malpractice. Remember the Supreme Court precedents require that claims of non-compliance must be proven at the polling unit, ward, and local government levels, which Ighodalo failed woefully to do.

Thirdly, Ighodalo’s petition relied heavily on analyses from television analysts or “contracted” consultants who never participated in the election - and so, they failed to submit an alternative result showing that Ighodalo won the election - upon this, the tribunal cannot declare Ighodalo the winner - again, remember they are not “Father Christmas”.

Fourth, no doubt Ighodalo made efforts to submit BIVAS machines as evidence but he failed to analyse or open them to explain or demonstrate his claim of over-voting. Ighodalo failed to show concrete discrepancies in voter accreditation and actual votes cast and as such, his claim remains unproven. The court cannot help him.

Fifth, the few polling unit agents who testified agreed that they signed the official election results, which simply means that their was no irregularities - the testimonies of these witnesses weakened Ighodalo’s case - they agreed that the election was conducted fairly at their various polling units. Ighodalo cannot benefit from this.

Sixth, you would also notice that during the proceedings, some material exhibits submitted by Ighodalo’s legal team were incomplete or had missing parts - this would made it difficult for the tribunal to rely on them as valid evidence and as such, the court would dismiss the petition since it was defective abinitio with unsubstantiated claims.

And so, based on the issues raised above, the tribunal is bound to dismiss Ighodalo’s petition at substantial cost for wasting the time of the court and for embarking on an academic exercise when the courtroom is not a classroom.

Is there any remedy? Can Ighodalo’s legal team remedy the situation? Can they turn back time and restart the process? Can they present stronger and better admissible evidence before their petition is thrown out the window? If the windows are closed and the petition isn’t thrown out, what about the trash cans? . Who can hazard a guess?


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bobestman:
Many of them voted for him before eye neck and agberos performed their magic. Now that many of them are feeling his shege what do you think? Only tribal bigots will vote him

Obi won only in Lagos. Outside, it was a slaughter. It will be worse this time

bobestman:
The clown know that he is lying when he later added that only God can do it. Jagaban himself know that he can't win anything without the North. SW is 50/50. SE isno where for him. Only the North can hel him

So SW will vote Obi

surgical:
Never
They were st up for a particular purpose, part of the reason they call Tinubu a strategist

So all the news from them is false even if reported by other dailies? You dey ok so?

surgical:
na apc newspaper no surprises
Setting an agenda

So they can't write the truth?

BluntCrazeMan:
A supposedly cancelled Polling-unit has “values” collated in the ward-level collation sheet..

That is untrue sir. PDP never made such claims or evidence. You have started manufacturing ideas like in the obi vs tinubu case

ValarDoharis:
We need electronic transmission and collation of results. If that is done, even a stone will defeat the failure Tinubu

But results where transmitted last time

Justnation:
The standard must be high enough for the election to be credible

It was 95% free and fair

abdulahiMusa:
Atiku is the cause

How

Justnation:
Is that how low your standard is?

Is there a perfect election anywhere? So because of a few units, you will condemn a whole state

Justnation:
The Edo governorship election was fraudulent and must be cancelled immediately

It was free and fair

Svoboda:
Was it all about Buhari factor when elrufai was campaigning and mobilising votes for jagaban in 2023? El Rufai has his own merits and those who are underestimating him and his capacity for organization and mobilization are very much welcome.

El rufai before 2023 was one of Tinubu's biggest antagonists and he never hid it. El rifai support for Tinubu was strategic, with buhari going it was only wise to try and align with Tinubu. A lot of others did also. El rufai is very important but not indispensable. For Tinubu to push him out simply shows there's a replacement

Metordman:
Divided u say, u are still in the dark age. When kwankwaso,elrufai,Obi,Tambuwal,Sowore,Jonathan,Atiku,Aliyu and other powerful nothern ellites are holding nocturnal meetings and strategizing. A lot of mergers, but they will conceal all these plans until when d time comes. The drug baron is already a goner. Fear nor let am even enter USA now. His drug case wil be reviewed by Trump again as 2027 draws closer

Kwankwaso is pro Tinubu, you should know that by now. Same as Jonathan. What is Sowore influence? Who will fly the ticket? What makes you think Tinubu doesn't have moles there already? Why can't you guys keep hate aside and say the truth? Tinubu might not be performing but he will complete his term

Svoboda:
Was elrufai banking on southern kd before, when he called their bluff and first introduced Muslim Muslim ticket and still handsomely won in 2019? There will be reversal of roles this time around. The north doesn't follow political parties. They only understand sentiments. Southern kd has always held this anti Muslim north bias, so no big deal.

But now Tinubu has bought SK to his side. Rufai victories where simply down to buhari factor and nothing more

BluntCrazeMan:
I'm not here to argue.

Then don't say what you don't know like pdp. PDP claimed that they were collated yet failed to prove it. What do you think the court will do

AMINDA:
Maybe. But politically, the hype about Southern Kaduna is far-fetched. Southern Kaduna voted Obi (LP) in 2023 and came third. Prior to 2023, they've always voted PDP. The Northern votes were split between APC (muslim-muslim factor) and PDP (Atiku as a fellow Northerner factor) in 2023. You can check the numbers and draw your analysis. Elrufai ran on muslim-muslim ticket twice (for himself and Uba Sani) and despite the noise, he still won. These two regions have always voted at variance with Northern Kaduna having the numbers advantage.

I hope APC is not looking to replace Northern Kaduna for Southern Kaduna. That would be a wrong strategy because with the potential merger/coalition, Northern APC Kaduna (Elrufai's factor) will simply align with the very strong Atiku PDP factor in the state. To understand what that would mean, simply add majority of PDP's votes with majority of APC's votes in 2023. Forget the money-induced defections, APC is very unpopular now in the streets of Northern Nigeria.

Southern Kaduna is to increase Tinubu vote tally not necessarily to replace northern kaduna but in case northern kad dumps Tinubu, it is replacement.
El rufai has no electoral value that is why APC performed scandalously in 2023. El rufai victories in 2015 and 2019 where purely down to buhari effect. In 2015, El rufai won kad by 600k votes same as buhari. El rufai won in 2019 by 300k same as buhari. It simply means buhari voters are voting him. With buhari out, his candidate almost lost, Atiku won. El rufai is not grassrooted...the most popular politician in kad north remains Hunkuyi and maybe Makarfi..

Our politics is money induced so you can't say it's money induced. It's all about self interest. Those defecting are attracted to Tinubu. There is no indication that the north is against Tinubu apart from the endbadgovernance. The most popular politicians in the north from Wamakko, kwankwaso, Badaru, Bagudu,Yerima, Lolo,Makura are all with Tinubu. Even if tinubu loses the core north, they won't give atiku bloc votes like Buhari and won't even vote Obi. So, Tinubu will still win.