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The appeal court sitting in abj yesterday 21st Feb 2019 dismissed the appeal filed by APC challenging the judgement of justice ljeoma Ojukwu that affirmed INEC stand, that the APC didn't conduct any primary election in zamfara state and that INEC was right to reject its candidates from Zamfara, the dismissal followed an application by APC to withdraw the appeal, the application was granted and the appeal dismissed
accordingly.

Next was the cross appeal filed by Yari & Co on jurisdiction and cause of action. The judgement given by the appeal court today
clearly stated that the appeal partially succeeded and went ahead to set aside the judgement of the lower court on jurisdiction only, but refuse to grant the cause of action component of the appeal (the court refuse to give inec order to receive candidates of the APC from Zamfara) the cross appeal
therefore partially failed because, from the onset APC had a complain against INEC only, Yari came to join the case voluntarily.

And the court in ojukwus judment held that "APC did not seek any relief against the 2nd to 6th dependants (Yari & Co) and considering that Yari and & Co didnt file a counter claim, or cross action against APC in the suit, she now held that Yari & Co have nothing to add in this case"

from the fore going the cross appeal by Yari and Co before the appeal court today, having failed partially is at best an academic exercise which doesn't add any utilitarian value to the case.

domino4211:
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seunmsg:
Rubbish ipob interpretation. The federal high court judgement had been set aside and is no longer valid. The Zamfara high court judgement was affirmed by the Sokoto appeal court and still remain the only valid court judgement as regards the Zamfara State APC primaries. INEC can no longer hide behind any finger again. APC will contest all elections in Zamfara and the people of the state will decide.

life2017:
Since Abuja judgement have been nullified,
Zamfara Judgment now remain the only judgment that is fully subsisting.



So INEC have no choice than to accept zamfara APC to contest.

Your analysis is deceptive and u know it.
When appeal rule a lower court has no juridiction, that completely invalidate the whole Judgment of that Lower court. It is as good as Abuja high court Judgment never happened. In essence it means Abuja high court has no right to hear the case in the first place.

Appeal court refuse to order INEC because it is unnecessary. What appeal court Judgement means is that INEC cannot put the Judgement in Abuja high court into consideration in making its decisions.

ozo13:
why are the pdp scared.they are disturbing us on how popular they are now but don't wanna face an opponent. Laughable .PDP better go and prepare to face a strong opponent in zamfara.

slivertongue:
illiteracy is the bane of APC

gare:
Did the judgment instructed INEC to include APC

senatordave1:
Gbam.op is dumb like other atikulooters.

omonaijiria:
I read the jumping up and down of APC members on the Thursday appeal court rulling,

It will be good if APC field candidate, however they are the architect of their problems.

Having said this, s look into what really happen in Abuja Appeal Today:




The assertion that appeal court has cleared way for APC to participate in Saturdays election is just a desperation manouevre by a desperate politician trying to get himself and his candidates to contest election by all means.

INEC should also remember that there is a subsisting appeal on the Zamfara High Court judgement in the sokoto division of the court of appeal in suit No;CA/S/32/2019.

The judgement of the Federal High Court according to the appeal court judgement still partially subsists since the appeal court refuse to give INEC order to receive Candidates, INEC is therefore bound to stand on
its earlier position that APC didn't conduct any primaries in Zamfara and they therefore have no candidates in Zamfara except the Presidential Candidate.


In summary:
1. In sokoto APC withdraw their appeal in sokoto and the court refuse to order INEC

2. In Abuja APC also withdraw its case leaving Yari &Co case alone, the court jurisdiction judgment was that the case was 15days after cause of action instead of the normal 14 days, the court however refuse to grant their second prayer I.e ordering INEC to accept APC candidate.


I so submit.


Good morning once again

senatordave1:
It is actually your bane.what you wish for apc in zamfara will befall you.

ozo13:
why are the pdp scared.they are disturbing us on how popular they are now but don't wanna face an opponent. Laughable .PDP better go and prepare to face a strong opponent in zamfara.

puzzlegate:
was it the duty of pdp to conduct an authentic primaries for apc ? Was it pdp's fault that apc is just too naive and incompetent ？ ...apc is reaping the fruit of their numerous blunders !

senatordave1:
Must it instruct before you understand the implication?

omonaijiria:
Zombies up and down


Before APC run into the Market square naked indeed.

A ti soro tan won ti rin kakiri oja nihoho


We've not even finish yet, they are already running naked in the Market square