The Kaduna State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has adjourned to Tuesday, May 27, for ruling on the motion for a recount of ballot papers brought before it by the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Isa Muhammad Ashiru.


The Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Ibrahim M. Bako, adjourned the sitting after a hot debate for or against the recount motion filed by the PDP’s governorship candidate.

Counsels to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Governor Nasir el-Rufai and the All Progressives Congress (APC), Messer Aliyu Umar, Abdulhakeem Mustapha and Lawal Bawa, argued against the recounting motion at the resumption of the pre-trial on Saturday.

It would be recalled that the petitioners, Ashiru and PDP, on Tuesday, May 14, filed a motion urging the tribunal to order for the recount of the entire ballot in the March 9 governorship poll in the state.

Justice Bako had adjourned to Saturday, May 25, 2019, to allow the three respondents in the PDP petition, governor-elect, El-Rufai, APC and INEC to file their responses.

Also, at the resumed hearing in the motion which is part of the pre-hearing sittings, the PDP applied to amend its earlier application for the recount of the entire ballot to 12 local government areas mostly in the central and northern parts of the state.

The petitioners applied for the recount in Kaduna North, Kaduna South, Igabi, Birnin Gwari, Giwa, Zaria, Sabon Gari, Makarfi, Kudan, Kubau, Soba and Ikara local government areas mostly won by the APC.

Mr. Emmanuel Ukala, told newsmen after the adjournment that: “What we have done this morning is to move the motion for the ballot recount, which is to recount the ballot papers in certain local government areas where we are saying that votes were simply allocated.


“We are saying that in order to meet the justice of the case, it is proper to have that recount. We are surprise that INEC who conducted the election and respondents who said they had won the election, would shy away from wanting that recount to be done.

“The application we have made in the court had been made in the past, they even cited the case of Oshiomhole and INEC where recounting was done and it has been done in other cases.

“So it is something that we know in our jurisprudence. We just want a recount and whatever the result turns out to be we will be happy and abide by it.

“We also filed motions to strike out certain paragraphs of their response, because once those paragraphs are struck out, they will definitely have nothing to respond too,“ Ukala said.

However, counsel to INEC, Mr Aliyu Umar, said there was a motion asking for a recount by the petitioner, but was opposed to by the respondents.

“And a ruling is going to be delivered on Tuesday next week on whether there is going to be a recount of those ballot papers.

“We opposed the recount because, in all legal contest especially election matters, you are supposed to state the fact upon which you are challenging the election.

“There are normally three grounds to challenge the outcome of an election, which are non-compliance, corrupt practices or the person declared was not elected by majority of lawful votes. They now lump up these three processes together,” Umar said.

Mr. Abdulhakeem Mustapha, counsel to El-Rufai also told newsmen that: “We are also opposed to that application because it is not in consonance with the extant provisions of the relevant electoral laws.

“What they are trying to do is that through the back door, move the court to grant an application that will decide the matter at the preliminary stage.


“We opposed to it and we marshalled our point that this is not the right time for that type of application,” Mustapha said.

https://www.akelicious.net/2019/05/kaduna-guber-court-rules-on-vote.html

We will be waiting patiently for the aftermath........

God bless Nigeria.

Another Zamfara loading...

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Rotjijatau:
PDP keeps deceiving itself, dont you know that APC is doing a planned game？PDP coupd be declared winner in the north but they will soon decamp to APC. Fear North！

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One by one till we get there.


The Atikulated ones will get prepared to lead Nigeria soon as fowl nyash is about to be raised for the truth to stand.

post=78725761:
We will be waiting.....

What a pained soul

: What we grill : Fish, Chicken, Turkey, Goat (Asun), Shrimps, steaks. Our Barbecue sides: Salad, Coleslaw, Dodo, Baked beans, Potatoes. All @ affordable prices. NEVER ARGUE WITH SWINES!

PDP keeps deceiving itself, dont you know that APC is doing a planned game？PDP coupd be declared winner in the north but they will soon decamp to APC. Fear North！

mrakeli62:

The Kaduna State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has adjourned to Tuesday, May 27, for ruling on the motion for a recount of ballot papers brought before it by the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Isa Muhammad Ashiru.


The Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Ibrahim M. Bako, adjourned the sitting after a hot debate for or against the recount motion filed by the PDP’s governorship candidate.

Counsels to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Governor Nasir el-Rufai and the All Progressives Congress (APC), Messer Aliyu Umar, Abdulhakeem Mustapha and Lawal Bawa, argued against the recounting motion at the resumption of the pre-trial on Saturday.

It would be recalled that the petitioners, Ashiru and PDP, on Tuesday, May 14, filed a motion urging the tribunal to order for the recount of the entire ballot in the March 9 governorship poll in the state.

Justice Bako had adjourned to Saturday, May 25, 2019, to allow the three respondents in the PDP petition, governor-elect, El-Rufai, APC and INEC to file their responses.

Also, at the resumed hearing in the motion which is part of the pre-hearing sittings, the PDP applied to amend its earlier application for the recount of the entire ballot to 12 local government areas mostly in the central and northern parts of the state.

The petitioners applied for the recount in Kaduna North, Kaduna South, Igabi, Birnin Gwari, Giwa, Zaria, Sabon Gari, Makarfi, Kudan, Kubau, Soba and Ikara local government areas mostly won by the APC.

Mr. Emmanuel Ukala, told newsmen after the adjournment that: “What we have done this morning is to move the motion for the ballot recount, which is to recount the ballot papers in certain local government areas where we are saying that votes were simply allocated.


“We are saying that in order to meet the justice of the case, it is proper to have that recount. We are surprise that INEC who conducted the election and respondents who said they had won the election, would shy away from wanting that recount to be done.

“The application we have made in the court had been made in the past, they even cited the case of Oshiomhole and INEC where recounting was done and it has been done in other cases.

“So it is something that we know in our jurisprudence. We just want a recount and whatever the result turns out to be we will be happy and abide by it.

“We also filed motions to strike out certain paragraphs of their response, because once those paragraphs are struck out, they will definitely have nothing to respond too,“ Ukala said.

However, counsel to INEC, Mr Aliyu Umar, said there was a motion asking for a recount by the petitioner, but was opposed to by the respondents.

“And a ruling is going to be delivered on Tuesday next week on whether there is going to be a recount of those ballot papers.

“We opposed the recount because, in all legal contest especially election matters, you are supposed to state the fact upon which you are challenging the election.

“There are normally three grounds to challenge the outcome of an election, which are non-compliance, corrupt practices or the person declared was not elected by majority of lawful votes. They now lump up these three processes together,” Umar said.

Mr. Abdulhakeem Mustapha, counsel to El-Rufai also told newsmen that: “We are also opposed to that application because it is not in consonance with the extant provisions of the relevant electoral laws.

“What they are trying to do is that through the back door, move the court to grant an application that will decide the matter at the preliminary stage.


“We opposed to it and we marshalled our point that this is not the right time for that type of application,” Mustapha said.

https://www.akelicious.net/2019/05/kaduna-guber-court-rules-on-vote.html

Mr. Abdulhakeem Mustapha, counsel to El-Rufai also told newsmen that: “We are also opposed to that application because it is not in consonance with the extant provisions of the relevant electoral laws.

“What they are trying to do is that through the back door, move the court to grant an application that will decide the matter at the preliminary stage.


“We opposed to it and we marshalled our point that this is not the right time for that type of application,” Mustapha said..




Has this lawyer been in Nigeria all his life? Or he's just trying so hard to be stupid enough?

Happy Sunday fellas...

amaben2020:

What a pained soul

: What we grill : Fish, Chicken, Turkey, Goat (Asun), Shrimps, steaks. Our Barbecue sides: Salad, Coleslaw, Dodo, Baked beans, Potatoes. All @ affordable prices. NEVER ARGUE WITH SWINES!

Hahahaha, isn't God a wonderful God?!
See dis tin advertising our business for us to million of people worldwide free of charge. (F.O.C!!)

This is a testimony for us in church this morning o.
Keep doing your self and your people, thinking you are doing Manna!

And he lay a table before us in the presence of our miserable enemies..

We serve a living God......CONFIRM!!

this one court dey favour all pdp candidates that lose the last election...

I won't be surprised if court upturn all the Apc wins


Buhari sef na mumu,this can't happen in OBJ era




las las ipob/igbos/wailers are happy

Pdp should forget about Kaduna

post=78725889:

Hahahaha, isn't God a wonderful God?!

I need 2 plates of Asun

Kano is what I’m keenly waiting for.

mrakeli62:

The Kaduna State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has adjourned to Tuesday, May 27, for ruling on the motion for a recount of ballot papers brought before it by the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Isa Muhammad Ashiru.


The Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Ibrahim M. Bako, adjourned the sitting after a hot debate for or against the recount motion filed by the PDP’s governorship candidate.

Counsels to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Governor Nasir el-Rufai and the All Progressives Congress (APC), Messer Aliyu Umar, Abdulhakeem Mustapha and Lawal Bawa, argued against the recounting motion at the resumption of the pre-trial on Saturday.

It would be recalled that the petitioners, Ashiru and PDP, on Tuesday, May 14, filed a motion urging the tribunal to order for the recount of the entire ballot in the March 9 governorship poll in the state.

Justice Bako had adjourned to Saturday, May 25, 2019, to allow the three respondents in the PDP petition, governor-elect, El-Rufai, APC and INEC to file their responses.

Also, at the resumed hearing in the motion which is part of the pre-hearing sittings, the PDP applied to amend its earlier application for the recount of the entire ballot to 12 local government areas mostly in the central and northern parts of the state.

The petitioners applied for the recount in Kaduna North, Kaduna South, Igabi, Birnin Gwari, Giwa, Zaria, Sabon Gari, Makarfi, Kudan, Kubau, Soba and Ikara local government areas mostly won by the APC.

Mr. Emmanuel Ukala, told newsmen after the adjournment that: “What we have done this morning is to move the motion for the ballot recount, which is to recount the ballot papers in certain local government areas where we are saying that votes were simply allocated.


“We are saying that in order to meet the justice of the case, it is proper to have that recount. We are surprise that INEC who conducted the election and respondents who said they had won the election, would shy away from wanting that recount to be done.

“The application we have made in the court had been made in the past, they even cited the case of Oshiomhole and INEC where recounting was done and it has been done in other cases.

“So it is something that we know in our jurisprudence. We just want a recount and whatever the result turns out to be we will be happy and abide by it.

“We also filed motions to strike out certain paragraphs of their response, because once those paragraphs are struck out, they will definitely have nothing to respond too,“ Ukala said.

However, counsel to INEC, Mr Aliyu Umar, said there was a motion asking for a recount by the petitioner, but was opposed to by the respondents.

“And a ruling is going to be delivered on Tuesday next week on whether there is going to be a recount of those ballot papers.

“We opposed the recount because, in all legal contest especially election matters, you are supposed to state the fact upon which you are challenging the election.

“There are normally three grounds to challenge the outcome of an election, which are non-compliance, corrupt practices or the person declared was not elected by majority of lawful votes. They now lump up these three processes together,” Umar said.

Mr. Abdulhakeem Mustapha, counsel to El-Rufai also told newsmen that: “We are also opposed to that application because it is not in consonance with the extant provisions of the relevant electoral laws.

“What they are trying to do is that through the back door, move the court to grant an application that will decide the matter at the preliminary stage.


“We opposed to it and we marshalled our point that this is not the right time for that type of application,” Mustapha said.

https://www.akelicious.net/2019/05/kaduna-guber-court-rules-on-vote.html

El rufai won the elections PDP should just take heart they will just waste their time

It will be good seeing that two-faced bigoted midget getting kicked out of office.

amaben2020:


I need 2 plates of Asun

We don't even know what to reply your head with anymore....
Let's just say thank you for your free advert once more.
Now, go return mummy's phone little boy.....Okay?!

GOT

Is Inec a political party or the umpire of the political processes,how can inec decline an application to recount ballot papers in an election they conducted. Is inec affraid of anything. Anyway, it must be among the seven wonders of the earth.

Waste of time

MrPsalmist:

El rufai won the elections PDP should just take heart they will just waste their time

. Yes El rufai won but why are they scared of recounting the ballot papers in an election you know you won.

This one is already done and dusted. However, all the nemesis catching up with APC will teach them a lesson not to destroy each other from within!!

Oga Ooooo what's appening

Let true justice take place



Has your business sales slumped? Check my signature

Kaduna election ? State election that have 200k ghost voting for el-rufai .how can one count votes cast by Ghost!

MrPsalmist:

El rufai won the elections PDP should just take heart they will just waste their time

How did you know that elrufai won the election? Except the tribunal is compromised, PDP might take Kaduna too. If only you knew the height of desperation from most APC candidates in this last elections, you won't say this.

Buhari gun men are inconclusive

It is amazing seeing as foul nyash dey open cos d breeze don dey blow wella...Apc kaduna have a skeleton in their cupboard by not allowing the ballot papers to be recounted even inec is siding them......What a shame!