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victorsola:
if u can prove with figures I will accept the third guy obi came first . But before then he is still the loser among the trio

Peledonomy:
Don’t daunt what you cannot kill

Peledonomy:
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Atlantis585:
Even with Gandollar in Kano and El Midget in Kaduna, Crooknibu and APC still lost the 2 States.

Crooknibu the Buhari ProMax should just pray and pay the judges more to not have a rerun. With the way he opened people’s eyes especially the ddemented BATstards who wanted him to win and with so much hardship and using the North as used women’s sanitary pad, e go hard for am to win even with the same wayo he played last time.

Breeze don blow, fowl yansh don yawa.

Go figure.

LegendHero:
Bro, I’m not saying this for cap.

Whether it is a 2 or 4 man rerun, Obi cannot win any election.

If you check the comment you quoted well, I gave all possible combination of 2 against 2 and 3 against 3.

I agree that if the election is between only Atiku and Tinubu, Atiku might win. That’s simply because most of SE/SS will vote PDP and Tinubu will not be able to make up for the margin again.

A rerun election involving 3 way of Tinubu/Obi/Atiku will return Tinubu always even if they go and conduct the rerun in heaven.

garfield1:
It recognized bvas,inec top copies and manual documents as primary evidence

victorsola:
and you think u are smart with this write up . Even obi knows inec has the right to use any means to transmit election results . And before this last election the previous election, was there anything like irev . And Was election results not communicated. The law upholds inec to transmit with what ever method that suits them . U guys should prove with figures where the third person won . Without that visible figures u all should just shut up and cry forever.

walex2:
stop typing nonsense El Rufai will do nothing to Tinubu, You don't know the meaning of incumbency Tinubu can do undo, Tinubu can make himself president even without the north voting for him, fear made Jonathan lose his second term. Nobody can remove an African president by election unless he wishes to relinquish power just like Jonathan. Know this and have Peace

Basic123:
And southeast has not changed when it came to showing disdain to fulanis/buhari and Yorubas/Tinubu in their voting pattern.


We will continue exposing this your HYPOCHRITICAL VICTIM MENTALITY .

Yen yen,they hate you,you people love anybody?

QuotaSystem:
Has Kanu been released? Lol.

Aquitted by which Supreme Court? Of Biafra? Lol.

In case you didn’t know, Buhari obtained a stay on the execution of that ruling and that’s why Cownu is still in DSS dungeon writing peace letters. The ruling on the appeal will be given on September 14th.

Yam and Knife

Ttalk:
Wiping unnecessary sentiment. How did Tinubu sidelined the Igbo? Which of the state in the SE does not have a representation in the ministerial list?

PDP as a party is filled with the worst politicians.

Cjayboy:
As Nigerians keep waiting for our Appeal Court judges handling recent,but delayed PEPT
to fix date which is now questioning an unnecessary delays in fixing judgement date in other to reduce suspicion tempo and much accusations and counter accusations.
What's really delaying our PEPT judges from communicating judgement dates?
Is anybody threatening them ?

Are they now Fuji house of commotion?

Kalashnikov49:
The North have started warning Frog Eyes!

IconicR:
If not that I like him ehn I would have finished him. But let me overlook

The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Nasarawa State on Thursday admitted 207 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machines and its certified true copies of screenshot print-outs showing accreditation of voters in the March 18, 2023 governorship election in Lafia Local Government Area of the state.

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, David Ombugadu, who is the petitioner in the case, had approached the court about some irregularities during the election which led to the declaration of the incumbent Governor Abdullahi Sule as winner of the poll.

At the continuation of hearing in Lafia, the BVAS printouts showed the accreditation process in polling units in Ashige Ward of Lafia Local Government Area where election results were allegedly cancelled by the Independent National Electoral Commission during the election.

The BVAS machines and accreditation screenshot print-outs were produced in court by a representative of INEC pursuant to the subpoena issued on the electoral umpire on 12/07/2023, by the tribunal upon the application of the petitioner. The subpoenaed witness had earlier been designated as PW7.

Witnesses who testified at the day’s proceedings were the petitioner’s agent for Ciroma electoral ward and the petitioner’s Lafia LGA agent for the 2023 governorship election in the state.

The petitioner’s Lafia LGA agent designated as PW17 told the court that he refused to sign the LGA result summary sheet (Form EC8C) because the scores transferred from the forms EC8Bs (Ward summaries) were not a correct summation of the votes scored by the candidates at the polling unit level shown on the polling unit results (Forms EC8As) which corresponded with the I-ReV copies already admitted in evidence before the court.

The witnesses in the course of their testimonies, all identified and confirmed the electoral forms and materials already admitted as exhibits which they referred to in their evidence in support of the petition.

After listening to the testimonies of the witnesses, the Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Ezekiel Oyeyemi Ajayi, adjourned its sitting to Friday, July 28, 2023, for the continuation of hearing.

garfield1:
It says inec should choose which ever one they like.court says inec can transmit anyhow,vary,change.
Secondly,a violation of the act is not enough,you will show how it affected votes and rigging

LegendHero:
Even if there is a rerun, none of it will return Obi.

—Obi vs Tinubu, Tinubu wins

—Obi vs Atiku, Atiku wins

—Atiku vs Tinubu, Obi out of the picture

—Atiku vs Tinubu vs Obi, Tinubu still wins.

Any rerun will only favor Tinubu and Atiku. So can you see now that no Ibo man can be president?

victorsola:
u guys speculated from the days of your lord and savior obi till this present day and non of your speculations have worked why not face your daily bread cus u will keep messing urself up emotionally.

Thislifesef:
alright then, but I don't see that happening given the fact that Tinubu now have the yam and the knife.

LegendHero:
Ibos. They are minorities.

No minority can be president without the input of the two majority ethnic group which are Yoruba & Hausa/Fulani.

garfield1:
The electoral act supports his election sir.

successmatters:
These are real bishops, not the fake ones hired by the druggie.

Catholic Bishops have appealed to the Judiciary to save the Nigeria’s democracy, arguing that all eyes are now on it to remedy the obvious irregularities that marred the 2023 general elections.

The Bishops of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province who met in Umuahia, Abia State, expressed disappointment over the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to live up to its promise to deliver a credible poll.

In a communiqué issued after their meeting at Umuahia Diocesan Secretariat, the Bishops urged the Judiciary to redeem the situation in the interest of Nigeria’s democracy.

“The hope, at the moment is that the judiciary will rise up to the challenge and rescue our ailing democratic experiment”, the communique read in part.

The Bishops accused INEC of colluding with corrupt politicians to compromise the polls.

”Many people had trusted the repeated assurances by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deliver a credible electoral process, namely, to come up with an impartial standard for screening candidates, to organize the logistics for conducting free and fair elections, to transmit voting results electronically from polling stations in real time, to eliminate cases of ballot stuffing and vote stealing, etc.

“Sadly, the electoral process was riddled by irregularities. INEC and some of the political actors dashed the hopes of our people.

“Consequently, the results of the last elections can hardly be considered as reflecting the overall will of the people, and are still being contested. And this continues to darken the cloud of uncertainty and tension that has enveloped the nation.”

The Catholic Bishops expressed deep concern over the biting effects of the fuel subsidy removal on Nigerians and challenged Government to rise to the occasion.

“The ugly sight of our people toiling under excruciating economic conditions is not only frightening but heartbreaking.

”Though the Federal Government has announced a series of “palliative” measures to mitigate the impact of these policies, many Nigerians are still not feeling any relief from their worsening situation.”

The Bishops further expressed worry over the crippling effects of the incessant sit-at-home in the South East on the economy of the zone.

“We can no longer close our eyes to the indiscriminate sit-at-home orders in the South-East that have so far disrupted lives, paralyzing economic, educational and commercial activities. In the past we had called on our people to sheathe their swords and come together to agree on the way forward for our region.

“We want to repeat this appeal again with more urgency. The resort to violence can never be condoned, nor can it be expected to bring any lasting solution to the needs of our people. The South-East is extolled as the commercial hub of the nation.

“Unfortunately, traders in the region today are compelled to stay at home on Mondays, usually the busiest day of the week and the most productive for some. Events like traditional weddings, new yam festivals, funerals, Christmas and Easter celebrations, when our brothers and sisters from the Diaspora usually return home to be with their loved one, are now being boycotted, with people prioritizing their security. The damage to our local economies, and to the culture and mental health of our people, can never be fully quantified. “

The Bishops, however, appealed to Nigerians not to give up but to keep hope alive for a better future.

“As your spiritual leaders, we still call upon all the good-willed and patriotic citizens of Nigeria to continue to work for the common good of all Nigerians on that same note of equity, justice and peace.

“With a critical mass of caring and concerned citizens, we can overcome our present pains and liabilities, and move Nigeria forward to a better and healthier nation than it presently is.

“We urge all Nigerians, in their various callings and positions, to uphold the banner of integrity and good action for a new Nigeria.”

Ttalk:
Same epistles you wrote during the primary.

A weak man looking for who would help him fight his enemy, shame on you

garfield1:
The problem is in 2027,you will still come and say tinubu will lose

LegendHero:
Faith without work is dead my brother.

The governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has described his petition as a “litmus test” of the superiority of the provisions of the constitution over every other enactment or law.

Citing Sections 182 (1)(a) and 187 (1) & (2) of the Constitution on the declaration of allegiance to another country and failure to nominate a deputy governorship candidate respectively, Rhodes-Vivour told the Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal that “to dismiss his petition would amount to an endorsement of unconstitutionality and the possibility of opening every state in Nigeria to having persons with sworn loyalties to foreign entities liable to be conscripted into the armed forces of that foreign entity possibly against the Nigerian state and Lagos in particular to take over the reins of power…”.

He made the submission through his lawyer Olumide Ayeni (SAN) and 12 others in his final written response to the final address of Sanwo-Olu and Hamzat who were declared by INEC as the winners of the March 18 Governorship elections in Lagos State.

The petitioner contends that Sanwo-Olu was not validly elected into the office of Governor having nominated Hamzat who violated the provisions of Sections 182 (1)(a) and 187 (1) & (2) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

He also contended that the election as conducted by INEC was marred with violence, overvoting, disenfranchisement, thuggery and electoral irregularities as same was not conducted in substantial compliance with the Electoral Act 2022 and that Sanwo-Olu did not garner the highest number of valid votes cast at that election.

In proof of his petition, Rhodes-Vivour called 10 witnesses while Sanwo-Olu and Hamzat called 1.

In his final written address filed on July 28, the petitioner raised a preliminary objection to the validity of the final written addresses of Sanwo-Olu and Hamzat. He formulated a single issue for the determination:

“Whether, in view of the clear provisions of paragraphs 5(a), 5(c) and 5(d) of the Election Judicial Proceedings Practice Directions, 2022, and the Ruling of the Honourable Tribunal delivered on July 6, 2023 in Petition No. EPT/LAG/GOV/01/2023 between Dr. Azeez Olajide Adediran and Anor vs. INEC and Ors, the 2nd and 3rd Respondents’ Final written Address dated 22nd July 2023 is invalid.”

The petitioner submitted that “in gross violation and in abuse of the clear provisions of paragraphs 5(a), 5(c) and 5(d) of the Election Judicial Proceedings Practice Directions, 2022, SanwoOlu and Hamzat filed forty-three (43) pages Final Written Address as opposed to forty (40) pages provided in paragraph 5(a). They also prepared their Final Written Address in Times New Roman of 12 font size as opposed to 14 font size provided in paragraph 5(c). In further violation of paragraph 5(c), the 2nd and 3rd Respondents used 1.15 line spacing in their Final Written Address as opposed to 1.5 line spacing between the lines.”

The Petitioner noted that It is trite and banal that Election Petition is sui generis (in a class of its own) with its special rules and for failing to comply with the rules, he urged the Tribunal “to strike out the 2nd and 3rd Respondents’ Final Written Address dated 22nd July 2023 for being invalid and for contravening the provisions in paragraph 5(a) & 5(c) of the Election Judicial Proceedings Practice Directions, 2022.”

Rhodes-Vivour also reiterated some of the issues he raised during the Pre-Hearing.

On the issue of Hamzat having voluntarily made a declaration of allegiance to the United States of America, the Petitioner asked the Tribunal to hold that this disqualified him from being nominated as the Deputy Governorship Candidate.

“It is instructive to note that Exhibits PE713-PE 723 contains an Affidavit of Personal Particulars by the 3rd Respondent verifying the contents of the information handwritten by him, the said information includes a confirmation that he has and continues to owe his allegiance to the United States of America.”
The Petitioner also asked the Tribunal to note that Hamzat did not deny or make any pleading to dispel the allegations against him as to the making of the declaration of allegiance in the USA and no witness was called to rebut the weighty and empirical evidence as contained in the Exhibits.
For the petitioner, the 3rd Respondent’s submission that his oath of allegiance was not tendered “falls like a pack of cards” in the face of Exhibits tendered and in the testimony of the expert witness who said that the information is protected by “US Privacy Act of 1974”.

“From the above uncontroverted evidence, it is only the 3rd Respondent that can have access to the oath of allegiance he took and signed in view of the provision of the US Privacy Act of 1974. With respect, it would be very unreasonable for the law to place a burden on the Petitioner to prove by direct evidence via a document, which only the 3rd Respondent and no one else can assess. In fact, if any other person makes an attempt to secure the oath of allegiance made by the 3rd Respondent, any such action attracts criminal liability”.

Citing Section 182 (1) (a) of the Constitution, the petitioner submitted that the 3rd Respondent never pleaded any exceptions by the National Assembly as envisaged under the section as one of the exceptions. He urged the 3 man panel “to uphold the sanctity of the Constitution in spite of whose is ox is gored and protect the sovereignty of the country from possible espionage by preventing any person who does not have a clear loyalty and allegiance to Nigeria alone from occupying executive and sensitive arms of government such as the position of Governor and Deputy Governor respectively.

“The case of your Petitioner is NOT that the 3rd Respondent ceased to be a Citizen of Nigeria because he made a declaration of allegiance to the United States of America. No! By making the declaration of allegiance, the 3rd respondent never lost his citizenship. He was simply disqualified from being eligible by the fact of his making the forbidden declaration of allegiance to the foreign country. The 3rd Respondent is disqualified in the same manner in which an adjured bankrupt, or ex-convict or lunatic is by section 182 of the Constitution disqualified from contesting as a governor but he cannot by stretch of any interpretation be said to have lost his Citizenship by virtue of that disability.
“The far-reaching implication of this is that citizenship by birth does not excuse a candidate who has made an oath of allegiance to any foreign country from being disqualified.”

On the disqualification of SanwoOlu, the Petitioner submitted that since the 3rd Respondent is disqualified, the 2nd Respondent who holds a joint ticket with the 3rd Respondent is also disqualified (by virtue of the non-qualification of the 3rd Respondent).

Rhodes-Vivour concluded his final written address with the effervescent and cautionary words of Lord Denning, “Justice must be rooted in confidence and confidence is destroyed when right-minded people go away thinking: “The judge was biased.

“We urge my Lords to uphold the supremacy of the Constitution and protect the territorial integrity of the Country by applying the clear constitutional provisions which disqualify a person that does not have fidelity or allegiance to the Country from occupying number 2 position in Lagos State which automatically vitiates the joint ticket of the 2nd and 3rd Respondents.

“The proper order to make in the circumstance, having found that the 2nd and 3rd Respondents are disqualified, shall be the return of the Petitioner as the person with the highest number of lawful votes cast at the Governorship Election held on 18th March 2023…”