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Court dismisses certificate suit against Buhari

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has struck out the case seeking to disqualify President Muhammadu Buhari from the 2019 elections over circumstances surrounding his school certificate.

BUHARI A lawyer, Lezina Amegua, had prayed the court to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to disqualify the President, but the trial judge, Justice Ishaq Sani, struck out the case for lack of merit. Also joined as respondents in the suit
were All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Attorney-General of the Federation.

Amegua had sought an order of the court for the President to produce his original school certificate or its equivalent and master sheet of the said results before the court and for INEC to also tender receipt of its record of same documents or its equivalent submitted to it by the President. Justice Sani, in his ruling, said the plaintiff from the facts deposed to in his affidavit in support, did not show how production of the first defendant’s original school certificate or its equivalent affects his interest as an individual.

The court further held that the plaintiff did not contest any electoral position in 2015, neither was he a presidential candidate nor a political party to protest the participation and qualification of the President in 2015 and the 2019 general election.

According to Justice Sani, “the concept of locus standi focuses not on the merit of the case, but of the person seeking to approach the court. “The essence is to protect the court from being used as playground by professional litigants, busy bodies, meddlesome interlopers and cranks that have no real stake or interest in the subject matter of the litigation they seek to pursue.

“I agree with learned counsel for the fourth defendant that the plaintiff has no relationship with the reliefs in this suit and to grant same as rightly submitted would amount to opening the floodgates for the institution of actions, whether or not it affects the right of the plaintiff.

“There must be a dispute between a person who makes a claim and the one against whom the claim is made and the action must be justiciable.

“Plaintiff must show that the act complained of affects rights and obliga-tions peculiar or personal thereto. He must also show that his private rights have been infringed upon or there is a threat of such infringement or injury.”

Source:https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/02/court-dismisses-certificate-suit-against-buhari/

Are we still talking about certificate?
This country sef

Highest vote North
Highest killing North
Highest poverty North
President North

North is surely d prblm of dis County.
So unfortunate am also in d north.
God delivers ur children in the north.
Kaduna specifically..

Note
Not all of us here vote buhari we tried our best but God surely knws y buhari has to come bck. I believe we're nt going to next level of poverty...
Better days ahead of us all.

So buhari won, well
Welcome to Nigeria, where the first term performance of the incumbent doesn't decide if he would be re-elected as president!!!

Buhari won election, and court struck out a case against him same day. Interesting, well now that Presidential, Senatorial and House of Representatives election is over, it's time for the court to get busy and Lawyers to cash in. Tribunal, here we come!!!

Continue with ur work my able presido....


4 years is near..

If you're not crying, gather here and laff with me

Same way Atiku/Tanko suit challenging the emergence of PMB shall be trashed.
Mark my words.

#NextLevel is a goal.

Apc votes be like ijebu garri when they reach inec office they will just rise.

erbfdjfn

Next level is sure... They have no option, A o level man is performing better than their PH. D graduate...Atikulooters right now

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stupid judgement.

So you don't address the matters of the case, but rather the person that brought the case?

Judiciary should teach Buhari a lesson he won't forget

Lol

Who is still talking about certificate? Come on, we have moved to Next Level already. We are now talking about agenda building for the next 4 years.

Next level.... For sure...
Where all d pple wey bet with me....?? I no see dem online again na..

Next level �

Ashleyeniwin:
Court dismisses certificate suit against Buhari

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has struck out the case seeking to disqualify President Muhammadu Buhari from the 2019 elections over circumstances surrounding his school certificate.

BUHARI A lawyer, Lezina Amegua, had prayed the court to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to disqualify the President, but the trial judge, Justice Ishaq Sani, struck out the case for lack of merit. Also joined as respondents in the suit
were All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Attorney-General of the Federation.

Amegua had sought an order of the court for the President to produce his original school certificate or its equivalent and master sheet of the said results before the court and for INEC to also tender receipt of its record of same documents or its equivalent submitted to it by the President. Justice Sani, in his ruling, said the plaintiff from the facts deposed to in his affidavit in support, did not show how production of the first defendant’s original school certificate or its equivalent affects his interest as an individual.

The court further held that the plaintiff did not contest any electoral position in 2015, neither was he a presidential candidate nor a political party to protest the participation and qualification of the President in 2015 and the 2019 general election.

According to Justice Sani, “the concept of locus standi focuses not on the merit of the case, but of the person seeking to approach the court. “The essence is to protect the court from being used as playground by professional litigants, busy bodies, meddlesome interlopers and cranks that have no real stake or interest in the subject matter of the litigation they seek to pursue.

“I agree with learned counsel for the fourth defendant that the plaintiff has no relationship with the reliefs in this suit and to grant same as rightly submitted would amount to opening the floodgates for the institution of actions, whether or not it affects the right of the plaintiff.

“There must be a dispute between a person who makes a claim and the one against whom the claim is made and the action must be justiciable.

“Plaintiff must show that the act complained of affects rights and obliga-tions peculiar or personal thereto. He must also show that his private rights have been infringed upon or there is a threat of such infringement or injury.”

Source:https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/02/court-dismisses-certificate-suit-against-buhari/

back to the hole you crawled out from...charge and bail lawyer

Tanko 1 - 0 PDP

These people have not learned

naijapips04:
stupid judgement.

So you don't address the matters of the case, but rather the person that brought the case?

Seriously a nigerian court of law committing the fallacy of ad hominem. These are the kind of judges buhari needs. Smh

After shaking the teble from their safe heaven (PHC - if you know u know) they start crying wolf when others respond to their theatrics.

Cool

Before nko

So, if APC rigged the election, did they also rig Atiku polling unit, Obasanjo polling unit, Buba galadinma polling unit, Oyedepo polling unit, Kwankwaso Poling unit and Atiku's village? It's not your fault, your brain is upside down.
Atikulated right now

NEXT level

Dailymemoirs:
Judiciary should teach Buhari a lesson he won't forget

how?

The same they will read to exonerate wike...


But Justice Sani has bad mouth...