₦airaland Forum

NimrodEndOfDays:
read to comprehend not to reply. The lawyer arguing against is an aboki. moreover what the heck are you doing poke nosing? do you even know where egbema is?

Blue3k:
You make the request to the local government councils, state assemblies and federal concerned. If you read the constitution none of this information would be new to you. Instead you'd rather sit on your hands complaining about the north. The process in America and Nigeria are similar so get to work. The difference between American and Nigerian is Nigerians dont organize get moving.

Now tell me what excuse you have not to go talk to local government councilors and state assemblies men. It takes nothing for the local government to organize an election or town hall on the matter.

Blue3k:
Suits between states originate at the Supreme Court because they have original jurisdiction on these matter. Where did the AGF get his law degree.





Lol you clowns need to read before making these dumb arguments. Do you guys not know what original jurisdiction means.

Amah70:
Who created the National, State and Local governments and their parliamets? Only northern People through their fellow northern military dictators created them.
Do soldiers create political structure for a modern country? No. Politicians do.

Excess number of states created in the north, with the accruing political overrepresentsion which will never vote for exit of Biafra or Oduduwa nation from one Nigeria.

IkePeters:
Also read Sec 251(n) of the same Constitution with regards to the Jurisdiction of the Federal High Court

fergie001:
The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction to sit on the case. This case stands-on-all-fours with the A.G. CROSS RIVERS STATE V. A.G. FEDERATION & AG AKWA IBOM STATE case.

Although I don't know how many defendants are in this case, the principal parties are the plaintiff and the AG IMO STATE. The bone of contention between them is the common boundary of the two states.

Section 232(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 provides:-
“The Supreme Court shall, to the exclusion of any other court, have original jurisdiction in any dispute between the Federation and a state or between states if and in so[b] far as that dispute involves any question (whether of law or fact) on which the existence or extent of a legal right depends.”[/b

For the meat of the case, the learned jurists will handle that.

The confusion now is why they went to the FHC for Soku but going directly to the SC for this!

defashan:
Rivers state will get its oil wells back. Imo state and Uzodimma will be disappointed.

NkanuSon:
wike said Igbo's love taking what does not belong to them,what is he playing now??,is it not the same thing he is accusing Igbo's of.If he like he should not be Igbo that his business, obigbo was ceded to rivers state bcs of oil discovery, they don't want igbos from SE to believe they have oil bcs they are afraid of them,now rivers are still claiming oil wells in IMO state.Enough of stealing

The ikwerres like wike claiming not to be Igbo are doing so bcs they feel they have oil and SE don't have, which makes them feel superior without knowing what they are enjoying does not belong to them

Abujason:
If it wasn’t for pure evil mischief makers bent on marginalizing Igbos by shrinking Igbo territory and giving Igbo towns and villages to states where they have no cultural or linguistic affiliations, we won’t be having this issue. How do you carve Igbos into Cross River, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Benue, Rivers and Edo States?

Blue3k:
When do they plan to secede from rivers? There's a legal process for that if you dont know. Read the constitution and get to work correcting the issue of you guys want to leave.

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defashan:
Ibos need to integrate wherever they find themselves.

Btw the oil wells belong to Rivers state and judgement will be rightly served.

Tomek09:
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Useless comment.

walemoney007:


Egbema is in Kogi state.

caracas:
Nope
The reverse will be the case

Blue3k:
The specifically mentioned original jurisdiction to the exclusion of other courts regarding states vs state. If im wrong we'll see on May 6. This is interesting though.

RareDiamond:
Do you understand my above analysis?

I pray that Imo State wins this case against River State.
Justice and Fairness should prevail at the end.

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
17 oil well? i wish uzodinma and Imolites success

garfield1:
The bolded is a clause,that original jurisdiction is not cast in stone.according to section 251,the fhc also has jurisdiction and infact this is more explicit...

Even if the apex court assumes jurisdiction,I don't rivers state prevailing.in such a matter,historical documents or documentary evidence are not enough.oral evidence,depositions from the NBC, surveyor general,the affected people which borders on fundamental rights and the principle of Audi alterem partem.it is similar to the case of Ag crs vs agf aks where the apex court considered every piece of exhibit....

This j Daudu is not very thorough, I noticed it in the saraki vs cct case.he is too casual

fergie001:
Jurisdiction is Jurisdiction.
Once there is jurisdiction, the Court can sit on same; be it the FHC or SC. This won't be the first time.


These same things will come to the fore again. That is the 'meat' of the case and could go anywhere.


A former NBA Chairman not thorough?
Leave that man ooooo......
What is reported to you in the papers is not same with their respective depositions. He represents Yahaya Bello in his cases

garfield1:
Well,the supreme should assume jurisdiction though personally I'll prefer if they try to limit themselves to appellate,review and constitutional cases....

The case will not go either way,it is a land matter and mineral resources are embedded there.the procedures to delineate or go about such matters are with the NBC to be supervised by the surveyor general and affirmed by the rmafc.land matters and resources are not static,ownership can always change due to some circumstances.... you cannot now bring outdated documents to claim ownership without knowing what informed the recent transfer by NBC.let's not forget that over 40 oil wells were transferred and rivers is only claiming 17 wells...

That he became NBA chair means nothing,several incompetent people rise up to position of authorities...his loss rate is high

Tomek09:
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Useless comment.

fergie001:
I will prefer they handle it personally...To end the matter once and for all, otherwise it will take years.


NBC, RMAFC & co are Federal Government agencies and that's why the FG is the first defendant.

That is why both parties will presents all of the facts in Court.


Daudu is good.

LadyExcellency:
How is Egbema, who is a brother to Ohaji now from Rivers State since 1927?

Rivers State of 1967? Land grabbers. Ijaw is teaching Wike how to grab lands.

Wike ran to Supreme Court instead of lower Court thinking he will use Justice Odili to buy off justice forgetting that Mrs Odili is not there with Rivers State quota rather that of Imo State.

defashan:
Ibos need to integrate wherever they find themselves.

Btw the oil wells belong to Rivers state and judgement will be rightly served.

defashan:
Rivers state will get its oil wells back. Imo state and Uzodimma will be disappointed.

Masterito:
So you mean supreme Court should go ahead and award the wells to a state without consulting people in the area. If the people must be consulted then it shouldn't start from the Supreme Court.

IkePeters:
Also read Sec 251(n) of the same Constitution with regards to the Jurisdiction of the Federal High Court

garfield1:
You are right to the extend of the above clause.since the matter is not a matter of constitutional interpretation, it cannot start from the apex court

LadyExcellency:
How is Egbema, who is a brother to Ohaji now from Rivers State since 1927?

Rivers State of 1967? Land grabbers. Ijaw is teaching Wike how to grab lands.

Wike ran to Supreme Court instead of lower Court thinking he will use Justice Odili to buy off justice forgetting that Mrs Odili is not there with Rivers State quota rather that of Imo State.

RareDiamond:
Do you understand my above analysis?

I pray that Imo State wins this case against River State.
Justice and Fairness should prevail at the end.