Fresh Controversy as Bribery Allegations Rock Akwa Ibom National Assembly Poll Tribunal

*** Dissenting Judge threatens to expose colleagues

*** Bribery allegation tears Justice Wasiu Oladejo Akanbi's Tribunal Apart.

New Appeal Panel constituted to be headed by Justice Olubunmi Oyewole.

There was a problem in the Justice W. A. Akanbi-led National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Uyo on Thursday, September 12, 2019 as the disagreement among the Judges has threatened to tear the Panel apart.

The Tribunal had on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, delivered judgement in the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District election petition upheld the declaration of Engr. Chris Ekpenyong of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

However, a member of the Tribunal, Justice Sheriff Hafizu, had in a dissenting judgement voided the declaration of Engr. Ekpenyong as the winner of the election and declared his return invalid. He also declared Senator Akpabio as the winner of the election having garnered majority of the lawful votes and ordered INEC to present a certificate of return to him.

Trouble started on Thursday (today) when the Tribunal was about to reconvene to adjudicate on other election petition matters including delivering judgemnt in the pending Ikot Ekpene/Essien Udim/Obot Akara federal constituency matter.

Senator Akpabio belongs to the federal constituency and his case bears a striking semblance with the case of Hon. Emmanuel S. Akpan in material particulars. Sources said when the Judges met in their Chamber to share their views on the judgement, Justice Hafizu threatened to expose his colleagues over a raging allegation of justice-for-cash among tribunal members in the state.

A sign that all was not well among the judges was when a registry staff announced to lawyers and supporters who had thronged the court room that the matter earlier slated for 9.00am had been shifted to 12.00 noon. By 12.00 noon, the same staff announced a further change of time to 3.30 pm. Again, by 3.30 pm the registry staff emerged to announce to the bewildered members of the Bar and supporters that the cases had been further shifted to 6.30 pm which attracted jeers from the members of the public.

We gathered that Justice Hafizu had threatened to resign from the Panel and told his colleagues that he would not be part of a Panel that does not deliver justice but instead hawk it for purchase to pervert the course of justice.

This is said to have created a deadlock as Justice Akanbi and Justice Ebetu were said to have prevailed on their colleague not to do anything that would bring to disrepute the image of the judiciary. However, as at the time of going to press, Justice Hafizu is said to have stuck to his gun and threatened to expose his colleagues.

It would be recalled that a lawyer and human rights activist, Barrister Leo Ekpenyong had raised an alarm penultimate week in a widely published article: "Judgement for sale" and alleged that two members of the National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal in Akwa Ibom State had been compromised and predicted that there would be a split in the judgement of Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District matter.

Akwa Ibom State Attorney General,, Barrister Uwemedimo Nwoko, denied that Governor Udom Emmanuel had bribed two of the Tribunal Judges and threatened to sue Barrister Leo Ekpenyong. However, legal analysts were surprised that true to the revelation of the human rights activist, the Judges were split in their judgement.

Barrister Ekpenyong had, however, fired back and threatened to report the judges with evidence to the National Judicial Council for necessary disciplinary action if confirmed to have been bribed.

As at the time of going to press, there were still on-going efforts to persuade Justice Hafizu to continue and deliver his minority judgement since the others have refused to see reason to deliver justice without favour.


https://www.airwavesreport.com/politics/3213-fresh-controversy-as-bribery-allegations-rock-akwa-ibom-national-assembly-poll-tribunal

The only thing that could be true in this report is that court sitting was shifted from 9 am to 12pm. Again to 3pm, and then to 6.30pm.

Anything else is a figment of the imagination of this hungry blogger.

Did the Judges call you into their Chamber?

How did you, or anyone at all, come to know what was delaying the judges in their chamber?

A won blogger blogger.

AirwavesReport:


Fresh Controversy as Bribery Allegations Rock Akwa Ibom National Assembly Poll Tribunal

*** Dissenting Judge threatens to expose colleagues

*** Bribery allegation tears Justice Wasiu Oladejo Akanbi's Tribunal Apart.

New Appeal Panel constituted to be headed by Justice Olubunmi Oyewole.

There was a problem in the Justice W. A. Akanbi-led National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Uyo on Thursday, September 12, 2019 as the disagreement among the Judges has threatened to tear the Panel apart.

The Tribunal had on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, delivered judgement in the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District election petition upheld the declaration of Engr. Chris Ekpenyong of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

However, a member of the Tribunal, Justice Sheriff Hafizu, had in a dissenting judgement voided the declaration of Engr. Ekpenyong as the winner of the election and declared his return invalid. He also declared Senator Akpabio as the winner of the election having garnered majority of the lawful votes and ordered INEC to present a certificate of return to him.

Trouble started on Thursday (today) when the Tribunal was about to reconvene to adjudicate on other election petition matters including delivering judgemnt in the pending Ikot Ekpene/Essien Udim/Obot Akara federal constituency matter.

Senator Akpabio belongs to the federal constituency and his case bears a striking semblance with the case of Hon. Emmanuel S. Akpan in material particulars. Sources said when the Judges met in their Chamber to share their views on the judgement, Justice Hafizu threatened to expose his colleagues over a raging allegation of justice-for-cash among tribunal members in the state.

A sign that all was not well among the judges was when a registry staff announced to lawyers and supporters who had thronged the court room that the matter earlier slated for 9.00am had been shifted to 12.00 noon. By 12.00 noon, the same staff announced a further change of time to 3.30 pm. Again, by 3.30 pm the registry staff emerged to announce to the bewildered members of the Bar and supporters that the cases had been further shifted to 6.30 pm which attracted jeers from the members of the public.

We gathered that Justice Hafizu had threatened to resign from the Panel and told his colleagues that he would not be part of a Panel that does not deliver justice but instead hawk it for purchase to pervert the course of justice.

This is said to have created a deadlock as Justice Akanbi and Justice Ebetu were said to have prevailed on their colleague not to do anything that would bring to disrepute the image of the judiciary. However, as at the time of going to press, Justice Hafizu is said to have stuck to his gun and threatened to expose his colleagues.

It would be recalled that a lawyer and human rights activist, Barrister Leo Ekpenyong had raised an alarm penultimate week in a widely published article: "Judgement for sale" and alleged that two members of the National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal in Akwa Ibom State had been compromised and predicted that there would be a split in the judgement of Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District matter.

Akwa Ibom State Attorney General,, Barrister Uwemedimo Nwoko, denied that Governor Udom Emmanuel had bribed two of the Tribunal Judges and threatened to sue Barrister Leo Ekpenyong. However, legal analysts were surprised that true to the revelation of the human rights activist, the Judges were split in their judgement.

Barrister Ekpenyong had, however, fired back and threatened to report the judges with evidence to the National Judicial Council for necessary disciplinary action if confirmed to have been bribed.

As at the time of going to press, there were still on-going efforts to persuade Justice Hafizu to continue and deliver his minority judgement since the others have refused to see reason to deliver justice without favour.


Tribunal Room In Disarray As Bribery Allegation Tears Akwa-Ibom National Assembly Election Tribunal Apart.
https://www.kbjojo.com/tribunal-room-in-disarray-as-bribery-allegation-tears-akwa-ibom-national-assembly-election-tribunal-apart/

E F C C over to you

Corruption everywhere!

W

Issoryt

What allegations, they should look into the kangaroo judgment given in support of apc in osun, so because akpabio lost now, the judges were bribed abi

Akpabio lost and he did so woefully

They have brought Oyewole into the matter.
Go and ask if him in Lagos judiciary, a no-nonsense man.

He jailed Bode George, go cure their craze there.

yahoo yahoo judges

Dsourcee:
E F C C over to you

Which efcc. Those weaklings

We are watching

maybachmusic:
Akpabio lost and he did so woefully

Not as woeful as Atiku

Nigeria is a fantastically corrupt Nation.

Is it only in Akwa Ibom state that judges took bribe? It is a common feature including Presidential Election Tribunal. APC cannot win Akwa Ibom even if Tinubu is the INEC chairman and Oshiomole is the returning officer.
Leave my dear state out of this nonsense

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Okoyeebos:
They have brought Oyewole into the matter.
Go and ask if him in Lagos judiciary, a no-nonsense man.

He jailed Bode George, go cure their craze there.

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Awol1:
The only thing that could be true in this report is that court sitting was shifted from 9 am to 12pm. Again to 3pm, and then to 6.30pm.

Anything else is a figment of the imagination of this hungry blogger.

Did the Judges call you into their Chamber?

How did you, or anyone at all, come to know what was delaying the judges in their chamber?

A won blogger blogger.

Really? Tell us why it was shifted? Uyaka mbon ebaga ke Uyo udokofien sitipe ke idung.

Abi you be PDP?

The coming of Justice Oyewole will unravel the hidden agenda behind the hulabaloo.

Awol1:
The only thing that could be true in this report is that court sitting was shifted from 9 am to 12pm. Again to 3pm, and then to 6.30pm.

Anything else is a figment of the imagination of this hungry blogger.

Did the Judges call you into their Chamber?

How did you, or anyone at all, come to know what was delaying the judges in their chamber?

A won blogger blogger.

The truth will remain a lie and lie will continue to be the truth as long as you hold that position.

Funny enough, we have people like you who believe that the presidential tribunal was bribed with no single evidence to proof it was biased but in this case with everything laid bare you will deny.

What if the story is true? You simply wont believe it because it would be a victory for the APC. It is safe to assume that as long as APC is involved the truth will never matter to you.

greatdreamer:
Is it only in Akwa Ibom state that judges took bribe? It is a common feature including Presidential Election Tribunal. APC cannot win Akwa Ibom even if Tinubu is the INEC chairman and Oshiomole is the returning officer.
Leave my dear state out of this nonsense

That is what you guys said about rivers and bayelsa and apc won there.am 100% sure that with justice oyewole,akpabio will prevail

greatdreamer:
Is it only in Akwa Ibom state that judges took bribe? It is a common feature including Presidential Election Tribunal. APC cannot win Akwa Ibom even if Tinubu is the INEC chairman and Oshiomole is the returning officer.
Leave my dear state out of this nonsense

. Don't the guy, he has been writing all these rubbish since last week trying to discredit the tribunal because they allegly refused to accept bribe from Akpabio, if you notice the trends of his post he has been premting the judgment and been calling name, he even started this immediately after the election

Afonjas too like egunje

This is Nigeria

tomju:


Really? Tell us why it was shifted? Uyaka mbon ebaga ke Uyo udokofien sitipe ke idung.

Abi you be PDP?

So, afo ikpong aba ke uyo, abi?

please Akpabio don't bother yourself they have state tribunal in their pocket they will meet you in Appeal court in your domain,

durangokid:
. Don't the guy, he has been writing all these rubbish since last week trying to discredit the tribunal because they allegly refused to accept bribe from Akpabio, if you notice the trends of his post he has been premting the judgment and been calling name, he even started this immediately after the election

if Akpabio bribed the state tribunal it shows that he is not a good politician while court of appeal that has the final says is at his back yard in Abuja, what happened in Osun state will repeat himself in Akwa Ibon state very soon

Why didn't Mallams and co leave Akwa Ibom State alone Akpabio has failed election and has failed. Must he ignite violent to get justice where peace is in place already. Thunder will strike all of them

TeamSimple:

Not as woeful as Atiku

Oga shut up

senatordave1:

That is what you guys said about rivers and bayelsa and apc won there.am 100% sure that with justice oyewole,akpabio will prevail

bros, Akpabio is a leader no doubt but, in Akwa Ibom state, APC and its members are treated as outcasts.