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REDshouse:
But he never denied that he is a foreigner .......

Dont you ask your self questions?

You should have asked your self where was these ones accusing him of being a camaronian when atiku was in nigerian customs and not jast being an officer in the customs but custom boss.

Where were they when he became the vice president of nigeria for eight years.

sodo you think its even necessary for him to reply them in the first place talk more of to debunk the alegation?

brother make we they use our God given brain naaa haba! must everything be explained to you?

bettercreature:
He is actually not a Nigerian the case is valid

Buhari too is not a Nigerian... He is Fulani,,and the Fulani people are not originally Nigerian..

HIPROFILE:
Dont you ask your self questions?

You should have asked your self where was these ones accusing him of being a camaronian when atiku was in nigerian customs and not jast being an officer in the customs but custom boss.

Where were they when he became the vice president of nigeria for eight years.

sodo you think its even necessary for him to reply them in the first place talk more of to debunk the alegation?

brother make we they use our God given brain naaa haba! must everything be explained to you?

he is a Nigerian by referendum and not by birth....the constitution simply state one can be a president if if is a nigerian by birth and it has not been amended to accommodate those born before or after referndum

This is the first time Lai Mohammed's APC and Nnamdi Kanu will agree on an issue.

ATIKU'S PETITION: APC's OBJECTION TO AKITU'S QUALIFICATION TO CONTEST BASED ON QUESTION OF HIS NIGERIAN CITIZENSHIP.
What are the chances of APC succeeding in its objections based on the ground of Atiku's Nigerian Citizenship?
Before we delve into answering this critical question, let us consider the relevant section of the Constitution of Nigeria that has to do with the Court that has the jurisdiction to determine the question of a person's citizenship in Nigeria. This is so because it is trite law that jurisdiction is the life wire to any proceedings in any court or tribunal. Any proceedings or judgment, no matter how good or how well conducted by any court or tribunal without jurisdiction is a nullity, as one cannot build something on nothing and expect it to stand. Having said that, the question now is: Which court has the exclusive jurisdiction or power to determine the question of citizenship of any person in Nigeria? In response to this question, let us consider the provision of section 251 (1) (i) of the the Constitution of Nigeria, 1999 as amended.
Section 251 (1) (i) of the Constitution provides and I quote:
251 (1): Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Constitution and in addition to such other jurisdiction as may be conferred upon it by an Act of the National Assembly, THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT (F.H.C) shall have and exercise jurisdiction to the exclusion of any other court in civil causes and matters relating to:
(i) Citizenship, naturalisation and aliens, deportation of persons who are not citizens of Nigeria, extradition, immigration into and emigration from Nigeria, passports and visas.
Now in view of the above provision of the Constitution, the questions that beg for answers are:
(1) Which court has the exclusive jurisdiction to determine or decide a person's citizenship in Nigeria?
ANS: The Federal High Court (F.H.C).
(2) Has the F.H.C ever been called upon by APC or anybody at all to decide or determine any question bothering on or relating to Atiku's citizenship in Nigeria?
ANS: No.
(3) Going by the provision of the above section of the Constitution, does the APC, the Election Petition Tribunal or any other person or institution has the power to declare or pronounce Atiku or any other person a non-citizen of Nigeria?
ANS: No, because doing so will amount to usurpation of the power or jurisdiction of the F.H.C.
(4) Can the Election Petition Tribunal now exercise the power to declare or pronounce Atiku a non-citizen of Nigeria?
ANS: No, it cannot.
In view of the above questions and answers, it is my humble submission that it is very wrong for APC to, at this stage, declare that Atiku is not a citizen of Nigeria, especially in the absence of any F.H.C judgment to that effect, and then uses it as a ground to question or challenge his qualification to contest the Presidential election. It is also very wrong for APC or any person at all to bring up the issue of Atiku's citizenship for the first time at the Election Petition Tribunal. This is because doing so is akin to asking the Election Petition Tribunal to determine or decide on Atiku's citizenship in Nigeria based on the evidence before the Tribunal. But unfortunately, the Election Petition Tribunal has no jurisdiction or power to determine that question in view of section 251 (1) (i) of the Constitution.
Based on the above, I further submit that APC or any other interested person should have, first of all, proceeded to the F.H.C to challenge Atiku's qualification to contest the Presidential election based on the question of his citizenship in Nigeria. They should have even done that before the election took place, because an issue of that nature is a pre-election matter which the Election Petition Tribunal has no jurisdiction to determine. But this they failed to do. Therefore, APC's objections to Atiku's qualification on question of his citizenship is most likely going to fail, reason being that:
(1) They lack the power to declare Atiku a non-citizen of Nigeria without a supporting F.H.C judgment to that effect.
(2) The Election Petition Tribunal lacks the jurisdictional competence to decide or determine the question of Atiku's citizenship in Nigeria. It is only the F.H.C that has the exclusive jurisdiction to do so going by the provision of section 251 (1) (i) of the Constitution of Nigeria.

NgeneUkwenu:
We know...But according to the 1999 Constitution as amended, one can only qualify to be the President of Nigeria, if he is a citizen of Nigeria by BIRTH.

However, Atiku is a Nigerian citizen by Naturalization, having stayed in Nigeria for more than 10 Years.

So it is left to the Tribunal to determine if a cameroonian who had stayed in Nigeria for more than 10 years as the case of Atiku, can qualify to contest for the post of presidency.

So why is Atiku trying to preempt the Tribunal?

ATIKU'S PETITION: APC's OBJECTION TO AKITU'S QUALIFICATION TO CONTEST BASED ON QUESTION OF HIS NIGERIAN CITIZENSHIP.
What are the chances of APC succeeding in its objections based on the ground of Atiku's Nigerian Citizenship?
Before we delve into answering this critical question, let us consider the relevant section of the Constitution of Nigeria that has to do with the Court that has the jurisdiction to determine the question of a person's citizenship in Nigeria. This is so because it is trite law that jurisdiction is the life wire to any proceedings in any court or tribunal. Any proceedings or judgment, no matter how good or how well conducted by any court or tribunal without jurisdiction is a nullity, as one cannot build something on nothing and expect it to stand. Having said that, the question now is: Which court has the exclusive jurisdiction or power to determine the question of citizenship of any person in Nigeria? In response to this question, let us consider the provision of section 251 (1) (i) of the the Constitution of Nigeria, 1999 as amended.
Section 251 (1) (i) of the Constitution provides and I quote:
251 (1): Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Constitution and in addition to such other jurisdiction as may be conferred upon it by an Act of the National Assembly, THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT (F.H.C) shall have and exercise jurisdiction to the exclusion of any other court in civil causes and matters relating to:
(i) Citizenship, naturalisation and aliens, deportation of persons who are not citizens of Nigeria, extradition, immigration into and emigration from Nigeria, passports and visas.
Now in view of the above provision of the Constitution, the questions that beg for answers are:
(1) Which court has the exclusive jurisdiction to determine or decide a person's citizenship in Nigeria?
ANS: The Federal High Court (F.H.C).
(2) Has the F.H.C ever been called upon by APC or anybody at all to decide or determine any question bothering on or relating to Atiku's citizenship in Nigeria?
ANS: No.
(3) Going by the provision of the above section of the Constitution, does the APC, the Election Petition Tribunal or any other person or institution has the power to declare or pronounce Atiku or any other person a non-citizen of Nigeria?
ANS: No, because doing so will amount to usurpation of the power or jurisdiction of the F.H.C.
(4) Can the Election Petition Tribunal now exercise the power to declare or pronounce Atiku a non-citizen of Nigeria?
ANS: No, it cannot.
In view of the above questions and answers, it is my humble submission that it is very wrong for APC to, at this stage, declare that Atiku is not a citizen of Nigeria, especially in the absence of any F.H.C judgment to that effect, and then uses it as a ground to question or challenge his qualification to contest the Presidential election. It is also very wrong for APC or any person at all to bring up the issue of Atiku's citizenship for the first time at the Election Petition Tribunal. This is because doing so is akin to asking the Election Petition Tribunal to determine or decide on Atiku's citizenship in Nigeria based on the evidence before the Tribunal. But unfortunately, the Election Petition Tribunal has no jurisdiction or power to determine that question in view of section 251 (1) (i) of the Constitution.
Based on the above, I further submit that APC or any other interested person should have, first of all, proceeded to the F.H.C to challenge Atiku's qualification to contest the Presidential election based on the question of his citizenship in Nigeria. They should have even done that before the election took place, because an issue of that nature is a pre-election matter which the Election Petition Tribunal has no jurisdiction to determine. But this they failed to do. Therefore, APC's objections to Atiku's qualification on question of his citizenship is most likely going to fail, reason being that:
(1) They lack the power to declare Atiku a non-citizen of Nigeria without a supporting F.H.C judgment to that effect.
(2) The Election Petition Tribunal lacks the jurisdictional competence to decide or determine the question of Atiku's citizenship in Nigeria. It is only the F.H.C that has the exclusive jurisdiction to do so going by the provision of section 251 (1) (i) of the Constitution of Nigeria.

I recommend that Buhari settles Nnamdi Kanu for making us know that section of our constitution, I read but never understood it till he mentioned it.

One of the conditions for vying for the presidency is to be born to at least one parent or grandparent who is from an indigenous group within Nigerian as at midnight October 1st 1960. You may be born outside Nigeria but if you possess this, you are qualified after denouncing another citizenship you may have acquired.

OR

If you are even a foreigner within the boundaries of Nigeria as at October 1st 1960, your children and grandchildren even not living in Nigeria are qualified to be Nigerians and go for the presidency, meaning that the Queen of England who was in Nigeria as at that date, herself with her children and grandchildren can have Nigerian citizenship on request and can go for the presidency if they so decide, that is after they had denounced their British citizenship.

So in both cases, Atiku is disqualified and he has to prove that one of his parents or grandparents or him himself was on Nigerian soil or one of his parents or one grandparent is indigenous to a group in Nigeria as at midnight October 1st 1960. Failure to prove both disqualifies him.

NICENEDU29:
ATIKU'S PETITION: APC's OBJECTION TO AKITU'S QUALIFICATION TO CONTEST BASED ON QUESTION OF HIS NIGERIAN CITIZENSHIP.
What are the chances of APC succeeding in its objections based on the ground of Atiku's Nigerian Citizenship?
Before we delve into answering this critical question, let us consider the relevant section of the Constitution of Nigeria that has to do with the Court that has the jurisdiction to determine the question of a person's citizenship in Nigeria. This is so because it is trite law that jurisdiction is the life wire to any proceedings in any court or tribunal. Any proceedings or judgment, no matter how good or how well conducted by any court or tribunal without jurisdiction is a nullity, as one cannot build something on nothing and expect it to stand. Having said that, the question now is: Which court has the exclusive jurisdiction or power to determine the question of citizenship of any person in Nigeria? In response to this question, let us consider the provision of section 251 (1) (i) of the the Constitution of Nigeria, 1999 as amended.
Section 251 (1) (i) of the Constitution provides and I quote:
251 (1): Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Constitution and in addition to such other jurisdiction as may be conferred upon it by an Act of the National Assembly, THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT (F.H.C) shall have and exercise jurisdiction to the exclusion of any other court in civil causes and matters relating to:
(i) Citizenship, naturalisation and aliens, deportation of persons who are not citizens of Nigeria, extradition, immigration into and emigration from Nigeria, passports and visas.
Now in view of the above provision of the Constitution, the questions that beg for answers are:
(1) Which court has the exclusive jurisdiction to determine or decide a person's citizenship in Nigeria?
ANS: The Federal High Court (F.H.C).
(2) Has the F.H.C ever been called upon by APC or anybody at all to decide or determine any question bothering on or relating to Atiku's citizenship in Nigeria?
ANS: No.
(3) Going by the provision of the above section of the Constitution, does the APC, the Election Petition Tribunal or any other person or institution has the power to declare or pronounce Atiku or any other person a non-citizen of Nigeria?
ANS: No, because doing so will amount to usurpation of the power or jurisdiction of the F.H.C.
(4) Can the Election Petition Tribunal now exercise the power to declare or pronounce Atiku a non-citizen of Nigeria?
ANS: No, it cannot.
In view of the above questions and answers, it is my humble submission that it is very wrong for APC to, at this stage, declare that Atiku is not a citizen of Nigeria, especially in the absence of any F.H.C judgment to that effect, and then uses it as a ground to question or challenge his qualification to contest the Presidential election. It is also very wrong for APC or any person at all to bring up the issue of Atiku's citizenship for the first time at the Election Petition Tribunal. This is because doing so is akin to asking the Election Petition Tribunal to determine or decide on Atiku's citizenship in Nigeria based on the evidence before the Tribunal. But unfortunately, the Election Petition Tribunal has no jurisdiction or power to determine that question in view of section 251 (1) (i) of the Constitution.
Based on the above, I further submit that APC or any other interested person should have, first of all, proceeded to the F.H.C to challenge Atiku's qualification to contest the Presidential election based on the question of his citizenship in Nigeria. They should have even done that before the election took place, because an issue of that nature is a pre-election matter which the Election Petition Tribunal has no jurisdiction to determine. But this they failed to do. Therefore, APC's objections to Atiku's qualification on question of his citizenship is most likely going to fail, reason being that:
(1) They lack the power to declare Atiku a non-citizen of Nigeria without a supporting F.H.C judgment to that effect.
(2) The Election Petition Tribunal lacks the jurisdictional competence to decide or determine the question of Atiku's citizenship in Nigeria. It is only the F.H.C that has the exclusive jurisdiction to do so going by the provision of section 251 (1) (i) of the Constitution of Nigeria.

You are getting it wrong, his Nigerian citizenship today is not the question but vying for the presidency is.
Was he or one of his parents or one of his grandparents on Nigerian soil as at midnight October 1st 1960?
Is one of his parents or one of his grandparents indigenous to any group as at same date?
Those are what he needs to prove, remember nobody is contesting that he's a Nigerian today after his people voted to become Nigerians on July 1st 1961

Yyeske:
You are getting it wrong, his Nigerian citizenship today is not the question but vying for the presidency is.
Was he or one of his parents or one of his grandparents on Nigerian soil as at midnight October 1st 1960?
Is one of his parents or one of his grandparents indigenous to any group as at same date?
Those are what he needs to prove, remember nobody is contesting that he's a Nigerian today after his people voted to become Nigerians on July 1st 1961

My dear, with due respect, it is you that are getting it wrong. You are quoting me out of context. You will agree with me that those questions you raised bother on his citizenship by birth as a Nigerian. Now the question is, first and foremost, which court in Nigeria is constitutionally empowered to determine those questions in the first place. I know that the questions you raised are the things he needs to prove. But where is the proper place for him to do that first? Is it at the Tribunal or the Federal High Court? Pls read section 251 (1) (i) of the Constitution before you answer this question. For your Information, I am not saying that the Election Petition Tribunal cannot declare him ineligible to vie for the Presidency if it is established that he is not a citizen of Nigeria by birth. All I am saying is that if APC or any other interested person has any evidence to prove that Atiku is not a Nigerian citizen by birth, they should have, first and foremost approached the F.H.C to decide that question and pronounce Atiku a non-citizen by birth first, because that is the only court that is constitutionally empowered to do so. Then they can thereafter use it against him at the Tribunal if Atiku still went ahead to contest the election after having been pronounced a non-citizen by birth by the FHC. If I were the PDP and Atiku's Lawyer, one of the first things I will do is to challenge the jurisdiction of the Tribunal to entertain or determine that question which has to do with his citizenship by birth.

paix:
A similar thing happened during Shagari regime, when one Alhaji Darman from Borno state was sent on exile, in1981 or so. Who was allegedly accused of being a Chadian.

The guy you are referring to was Alhaji Abdurrahman Shugaba Darman.

On January 24, 1980, Immigration officers arrested Alhaji Darman on the strength of a deportation order signed by the Federal Minister of internal affairs Alhaji Bello Maitama.

The deportation order entitled "Shugaba Abdurrahman Darman's Deportation Order 1980", stated amongst other things that "...Shugaba Abdurrahman Darman at present in Nigeria ought to be classified as a prohibited immigrant" and also that "Shugaba Abdurrahman be deported from Nigeria by the first available means...." Shugaba Darman was promptly deported to a village in Chad.

In response to the public outcry against the obviously politically motivated deportation, the government instituted a one-man tribunal of inquiry presided over by Justice P.C Okanbo.

The NPN government and President Shehu Shagari in particular, were quite concerned about the negative press that the issue was generating, and also about allusions in the press to the partiality of the tribunal.

Shugaba Darman's troubles had allegedly started as a result of him being regarded as a threat, by the ruling party of the time, the National Party of Nigeria (NPN).

Shugaba Darman was a charismatic politician who attracted large crowds at political rallies, the crowds were drawn to his speeches in which he criticized the ruling NPN government. The government claimed that Shugaba's father was a Chadian, hence he was from Chad.

During the subsequent court case filed by the GNPP led legal team of Chief D. O.A Oguntoye, to challenge the deportation order, the government brought a Chadian woman who claimed that Shugaba was her biological son whom she wanted back; this while weeping profusely. Shugaba denied knowing the woman, and claimed that his mother was alive and well known in Maiduguri, even though her sight was now poor.

The Maiduguri high court ruled in Shugaba's favour in the case of "Shugaba Darman vs Federal Minister of Internal Affairs and Others", revoked the deportation order and awarded damages to the tune of 350,000 Naira to Shugaba.

The government appealed the verdict at the appeal court in Kaduna and lost. The case was then taken to the Supreme Court and that court yet again ruled in Shugaba's favour in a unanimous judgement by the four justices led by Justice Coker.

The case was overtaken by the subsequent military coup and no compensation was paid; Shugaba said he had forgiven the Shagari led government for his deportation. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdurrahman_Shugaba_Darman

laudate:
The guy you are referring to was Alhaji Abdurrahman Shugaba Darman.

Thanks very much, you're a darling. You really made my day by taking me down the memory lane.

paix:
Thanks very much, you're a darling. You really made my day by taking me down the memory lane.

Darling, kè??! Abeg, o!

laudate:
Darling, kè??! Abeg, o!

You Don't Wish To Be Cherished?

paix:
You Don't Wish To Be Cherished?

Are you gay??

laudate:
Are you gay??

I am NOT. Complimentary remarks withdrawn for peace sake. Thanks anyhow.