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This old clown that was lambasted like a school boy and fined in the Supreme Court for wasting the time of the justices with a useless case.

Maybe he wants to recoup it from the apc.

seanfer:
Lying on oath is not a civil matter but a criminal case. Also remember that the Federal High Court deny the affidavit that Obaseki presented in 2016. Interesting times ahead.

In 2016 before the elections, Obaseki had no immunity.
Section 308 insulates the Governor and deputy from even criminal prosecution.

The Tribunal is where l am looking towards IF and IF Obaseki wins.

Meninmen:
Lol. Continue dreaming!

..
Still a dream anyway
Reality is after sept 19
Quite unfortunate... PDP has no candidate potentially

fergie001:
In 2016 before the elections, Obaseki had no immunity.
Section 308 insulates the Governor and deputy from even criminal prosecution.

The Tribunal is where I am l am looking towards IF and IF Obaseki wins.

Does Pre-election matters has anything to do with Immunity?
I think the electoral act is clear on that.

fergie001:
In 2016 before the elections, Obaseki had no immunity.
Section 308 insulates the Governor and deputy from even criminal prosecution.

The Tribunal is where I am l am looking towards IF and IF Obaseki wins.

It is even good they are taking it to court now, so that it can be settled once and for all.

It would have been worse if they brought it to tribunals after obaseki has won the elections.

seanfer:
Does Pre-election matters has anything to do with Immunity?
I think the electoral act is clear on that.

A Pre-election matter must be brought up not more than 14 days after the cause of action....which is the PDP Primaries.
Anything after that cannot qualify as a pre-election suit...unless we subscribe to Justice Ekwo's ruling on Nwosu.

The 14 days expired on July 9. I don't know the date this was filed.

RTSC:
It is even good they are taking it to court now, so that it can be settled once and for all.

It would have been worse if they brought it to tribunals after obaseki has won the elections.

There are precedents to this kind of case. The Gov and Deputy cannot waive immunity. They can decide to stay out altogether and they will still have the law behind them.
The case may even be adjourned sine die.

Ona personal note, if they indeed have nothing to hide....I see no wrong in pursuing it now.

fergie001:
A Pre-election matter must be brought up not more than 14 days after the cause of action....which is the PDP Primaries.
Anything after that cannot qualify as a pre-election suit...unless we subscribe to Justice Ekwo's ruling on Nwosu.

The 14 days expired on July 9. I don't know the date this was filed.

If you read the court papers. INEC is the First respondent. And the case has to do with the forms submitted to INEC. If you count the day the case was initiated and the day PDP Submitted the form to INEC, then you will see that it is within the 14 days.
This politicians are devil incarnate.

Olanipekun hardly takes up a case he would fail at. He is a luminary and a 'fear' in front of judges.

Obaseki might not escape this.

seanfer:
If you read the court papers. INEC is the First respondent. And the case has to do with the forms submitted to INEC. If you count the day the case was initiated and the day PDP Submitted the form to INEC, then you will see that it is within the 14 days.
This politicians are devil incarnate.

Section 285(9) explained this thoroughly.
Like I explained up there.....the cause of action is the Primaries.
That is what birthed INEC's acceptance of the name(s).

INEC has no power to disqualify.
If we go by same logic, PDP submitted on the 29th....the deadline for all parties to submit.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/06/29/apc-pdp-others-race-to-submit-candidates-for-edo-gov-election/amp/

That's why i said I don't know when they filed this.

Righteousness89:
Olanipekun (SAN) has Hhammered Ffree Mmoney Aagain..

21. Please spell words correctly when you post, and try to use perfect grammar and punctuation.

fergie001:
Justice Odili & Ors had decided on what the cause of action is in an electoral dispute.
The cause of action is the PDP Primaries.

The CoA and Supreme Court also re-affirned same in the case of Lokpobiri v APC & 2 Ors.
The APC Primaries for Bayelsa took place on September 3....names were sent to INEC on the 7th September....PDP filed on the 14th September......Lokpobiri filed on the 19th September.

The Supreme Court told Lokpobiri it was statute-barred.

You are funny.when was the bolded ever decided? Am sure she was just emphasizing a point....she cannot determine differently from what the law has decided.

Again,your citation of lokpobiri is funny and out of place.lokpobiri challenged the very holding of the apc primaries therefore the course of action has to be from the primary.this is a non issue...this man is not challenging pdp primaries but what was submitted to inec by pdp.there is a reason why inec publishes the details of the candidates of parties for all to see.it is for those who have issues to go to court.if it is not important,inec will not publish it and no party will have access to it.

Don't forget parties have taken inec to court for omitting their logo on the ballot long after primaries have ended.sdp took inec to court for disqualifying it from the kogi polls long after primaries.

Therefore,not all pre election matters are predicated on primaries and its attendant timelines.they are different courses of action.it is clear that you misapprehended and misunderstood justice odili in the words of justice kekere ekun

RTSC:
It is even good they are taking it to court now, so that it can be settled once and for all.

It would have been worse if they brought it to tribunals after obaseki has won the elections.

Well....I don't think the case will be totally decided sef before the elections even if they bring it now.

Dansuqi:
You are funny.when was the bolded ever decided? Am sure she was just emphasizing a point....she cannot determine differently from what the law has decided.

Again,your citation of lokpobiri is funny and out of place.lokpobiri challenged the very holding of the apc primaries therefore the course of action has to be from the primary.this is a non issue...this man is not challenging pdp primaries but what was submitted to inec by pdp.there is a reason why inec publishes the details of the candidates of parties for all to see.it is for those who have issues to go to court.if it is not important,inec will not publish it and no party will have access to it.

Don't forget parties have taken inec to court for omitting their logo on the ballot long after primaries have ended.sdp took inec to court for disqualifying it from the kogi polls long after primaries.

Therefore,not all pre election matters are predicated on primaries and its attendant timelines.they are different courses of action.it is clear that you misapprehended and misunderstood justice odili in the words of justice kekere ekun

Thanks for the well detailed explanations. This case is not about the PDP primary. But what the person the party is sponsoring submit to INEC.
Let’s wait and see how Obaseki and his Deputy can escape this 2 different cases

seanfer:
Thanks for the well detailed explanations. This case is not about the PDP primary. But what the person the party is sponsoring submit to INEC.
Let’s wait and see how Obaseki and his Deputy can escape this 2 different cases

I have perused the section 285 subsection 9 and I see no contradictory provisions to our position

fergie001:
Well....I don't think the case will be totally decided sef before the elections even if they bring it now.

If the one in bayelsa was decided by the high court before the polls,this won't be different.again,this case could be a continuum of the case that was withdrawn two weeks ago

fergie001:
Section 285(9) explained this thoroughly.
Like I explained up there.....the cause of action is the Primaries.
That is what birthed INEC's acceptance of the name(s).

INEC has no power to disqualify.
If we go by same logic, PDP submitted on the 29th....the deadline for all parties to submit.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/06/29/apc-pdp-others-race-to-submit-candidates-for-edo-gov-election/amp/

That's why i said I don't know when they filed this.

It is not when pdp submitted but when inec published the personal details of candidates.the crux of the matter is submission of false information of fundamental nature not primaties

Dansuqi:
I have perused the section 285 subsection 9 and I see no contradictory provisions to our position

This is section 285(9):

“Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this constitution, every pre-election matter shall be filed not later than 14 days from the date of the occurrence of the event, decision or action complained of in the suit”.

Mind the word EVERY.
I must have explained from a layperson perspective wrt to the Primaries.
Lokpobiri didn't challenge the holding of the APC primaries....he was asking the Court to declare him winner.

In this case, INEC form CF001 was submitted by all parties on June 29, 2020.

If I may ask, what is the cause of action in this case?
seanfer ejimatic

fergie001:
This is section 285(9):

“Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this constitution, every pre-election matter shall be filed not later than 14 days from the date of the occurrence of the event, decision or action complained of in the suit”.

Mind the word EVERY.
I must have explained from a layperson perspective wrt to the Primaries.
Lokpobiri didn't challenge the holding of the APC primaries....he was asking the Court to declare him winner.

In this case, INEC form CF001 was submitted by all parties on June 29, 2020.

If I may ask, what is the cause of action in this case?
seanfer ejimatic

I get your point. My question is INEC make public the forms submitted which day? The court will surely tell us if the case is filled late or not.

tinsel:
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Olanipekun, Four SANs Lead Cases Seeking to Disqualify Obaseki, Shaibu
editorJuly 19, 2020 5:30 Am
APC accuses duo of committing perjury, forgery
Party’s campaign council, state govt disagree over destruction of Ize-Iyamu’s billboards
INEC releases final list of candidates
Iyobosa Uwugiaren, Chuks Okocha, Alex Enumah in Abuja and Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City

Foremost lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Wole Olanipekun, is leading four other SANs in cases of certificate forgery and perjury instituted against Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, at a Federal High Court in Benin City. The All Progressives Congress (APC) and a member of the party, Mr. Edobor Williams, instituted the cases.


The plaintiffs are asking the court to disqualify the governor and his deputy from participating in the September 19 governorship election in the state as well as prevent their party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), from fielding any candidates in the election.

In a related development, the APC National Campaign Council for the September 19 governorship election in the state, Saturday, raised the alarm over the destruction and removal of the outdoor billboards and campaign posters of its candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, and his running mate, Mallam Gani Audu, by alleged agents of the state government.


But Special Adviser to Obaseki on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, dismissed the allegation, calling it belated antics of a routinely recycled politician.

Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a final list of eligible candidates for the September 19 election across the different political parties.


Obaseki and Shaibu, who are contesting the election on the platform of PDP, had contested and won the governorship election in 2016 under APC. In two separate suits filed against them by the APC and Williams, the plaintiffs want the court to stop Obaseki and Shaibu from participating in the September 19 governorship election in Edo State for allegedly lying on oath and submitting false documents to INEC to aid their qualifications in the forthcoming election. According to them, the alleged offences of the defendants run contrary to the provisions of the Electoral Act 2010, as amended, and the punishment is automatic disqualification.


The plaintiffs are also asking the court to bar the PDP from participating or representing itself in the September 19 governorship election for sponsoring ineligible candidates.

In the first suit marked FHC/B/CS/74/2020, which has Obaseki, PDP and INEC as first, second and third respondents, respectively, the plaintiffs want the court to hold that Obaseki lied on oath in his INEC Form CF 001 submitted in aid of his qualification.

The plaintiffs further accused the first defendant of forging his West African Examinations Council (WAEC) result in aid of his admission for a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Ibadan. In a statement of claim in support of the suit by Dr. Ehiogie West-Idahosa, the plaintiffs further claimed that Obaseki did not meet the minimum requirements to gain admission into the university, as he had just three credits and two passes in his school certificate results purportedly issued by WAEC.

Obaseki was also accused of perjury for claiming to have graduated from the University of Ibadan in 1976 in his form CF 001 completed in July 2016, while in his form CF 001 completed on June 29, 2020 he claimed to have graduated in 1979.

The plaintiffs in the suit added that Obaseki had also been disqualified from participating in the election by the APC screening committee, which discovered huge discrepancies in documents presented in support of his academic qualifications.


The plaintiffs, in accusing Obaseki of forgery, pointed out that his degree certificate, whose photocopy was presented to INEC, revealed that only the Vice Chancellor of the university signed the certificate and without effective date of award, as against the standard operating procedure of the Examination, Records and Administrative Data Processing Division.

The plaintiffs also want the court to declare that Obaseki’s claim that he worked with Afrinvest Limited from 1994 to 2014, when he retired, was false.


Aside the alleged falsification of documents and lying on oath, the plaintiffs want the PDP standard bearers disqualified on the grounds that the waiver granted them by the PDP last month contravened section 177 of the 1999 Constitution.

In the other suit marked FHC/B/CS/75/2020, which has Shaibu, PDP and INEC as first, second and third respondents, respectively, the plaintiffs, apart from accusing Shaibu of also parading false academic documents, want him disqualified for presenting forged tax clearance certificate to INEC in 2006 in aid of his qualification for the 2007 House of Assembly election in Edo State in 2007.


On Shaibu’s academic record, the plaintiffs claimed discrepancies and alleged forgery in his WAEC result, adding that Shaibu’s claim that he obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Benin in 2012 was false.

APC Campaign Council Accuse Edo Govt of Destroying Ize-Iyamu’s Billboards

Meanwhile, the APC campaign council, which accused Edo State government agents of destroying and removing the billboards of its candidates, said it had petitioned the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Johnson Kokumo, and INEC regarding what it called a “criminal act”. It said the billboards and campaign posters were located at strategic points in Benin City and beyond.


National Vice Chairman of the publicity committee of the campaign council, Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon, said at a press conference in Benin City, the Edo State capital, that the action was “unfortunate” and “criminal.” Obahiagbon stated that the “outdoor billboards and indeed other campaign materials were duly paid for, designed and erected in full compliance with all legal requirements.”

He said, “We are convinced that this act of intolerance, carried out with impunity, foreshadows what the Edo State government has in store for the Edo voters and our supporters in the September 19 election following the emergence of incontrovertible facts that Mr. Godwin Obaseki is on his way to an embarrassing defeat.


“This unfortunate and criminal action took flight on Thursday, the 16th of July, 2020, when the Edo State government allegedly expressly told one Mr. Dave Giwa Amu who is parading himself as the Managing Director of the Edo State Signage and Advertising Agency, to commence immediate removal and destruction of our billboards.”

The campaign council also stated, “The Edo State Signage and Advertising Agency, purportedly led by the so-called Mr. Dave Giwa Amu, an avowed supporter of the incumbent Governor Godwin Obaseki, is an agency that is yet to receive the assent of the Edo State House of Assembly as the bill for its creation and operations is still being considered in the legislative chamber…

“This agency, as of today, is unknown to the laws of Edo State and is being weaponised by the state government, an interested party in the election, to give itself an illegal, unfair, unethical, fraudulent advantage as we approach the polls.

“This is an egregious and opprobrious escalation of other recorded acts of abuse of office and disregard for the law on the part of the Edo State government. It is a new low for a state government and a governor that has blurred and corrosively dimmed the lines on what is personal and official, reserves the interest of the state and that of the parochial interests of the man, who lead it.

“It is unfortunate that as the chief executive of the state, who is expected to commit to peace, rule of law and avoidance of rancour, Governor Godwin Obaseki has continued to heat up the polity with reckless and provocative comments, media blackmail and criminal actions of intolerance, including the mass destruction of opponent’s campaign materials.”

Obahiagbon stated that APC and its candidates remained confident that Edo people already knew where to place their thumbs on September 19 and would not be cowed by the “last kicks of a dying horse”.

The campaign council said, “We will, nonetheless, stop at nothing to ensure that the rule of law prevails in the state and that the governor is made to come to terms with the fact that all constitutional powers have limits and responsibilities and that as it has been said by scholars, nobility commands responsibility.”

But in a swift reaction, Osagie insisted that the Edo State government did not bring down APC candidates’ campaign billboards. In a statement, he said the allegations were ludicrous and unfounded.

He alleged in the statement, “Anyone who knows Ize-Iyamu very well knows that this is his approach to politics. He raises the alarm and cries wolf, when no one is chasing him. The state government has not removed any of his billboards. This is cheap blackmail to score lame political points.

“Ize-Iyamu is a politician that assumes relevance during every election cycle. This is what he does for a living and has no other job. It is not surprising to see these statements from him and his team. He should not be taken seriously, and his statements should be disregarded.

“He would go back to his cocoon after he has been defeated at the September 19, 2020 election and would most likely resurface after four years to repeat this cycle. So, we are used to his childish charades.”

INEC Releases Final List of Candidates

INEC, in compliance with its Timetable and Schedule of Activities, and in accordance with Section 34 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), published the final list of candidates for the 2020 governorship election in Edo State by displaying it in the commission’s offices in the state capital and the 18 local government areas of the state. The list was also uploaded on the commission’s website.

By Section 35 of the Electoral Act and the Timetable and Schedule of Activities of the Commission, withdrawal and substitution of candidates for the Edo Sate governorship election ended on July 13, 2020.

A statement by INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, listed the governorship candidates and their deputies as follows:

AA: Edemakhiota Godwin Osaimiamia, deputy, Sunday Johnbull; ADC: Mabel Oboh, deputy, Reuben Agharese Edokpayi; ADP: Ibio Lucky Emmanuel, deputy, Demond Imasuen; and APC: Osagie Andrew Ize-Iyamu, deputy, Audu Ganiyu. Also, listed were APGA: Lucky Osagie Idehen, deputy, Isah Asekhaimeh; APM: Igbineweka Osamuede, deputy, Obiyan Christian; APP: Amos Osalumese Areloegbe, deputy, Afolabi Ogah; and LP: Osifo Uhun-Ekpenma Isaiah, deputy, Omogbelehan Edomoina Pauline.


Others were NNPP: Agolebun Tracy, deputy, Enobhaysobo Jonathan; NRM: Stevie Nash Ozono Osadolor, deputy, Eghe Festus; PDP: Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki, deputy, Philip Shaibu; SDP: Felix Ikezor Obayangbon, deputy, Omion Omonye; YPP: Jones Osagiobare, deputy, Samson Olukayode Idowu; and ZLP: Akhalamhe Amiemenoghena, deputy, Thompson Osadolor.

Okoye said with the publication of the final list of candidates, no political party could withdraw or substitute any of the nominated candidates or tamper with the list and particulars of the candidates in a manner inconsistent with the intendment of the Constitution and the Electoral Act.


“We urge political parties to pay close attention to the timelines stipulated in the Timetable and Schedule of Activities of the Commission as well as the provisions of the Constitution and the Electoral Act,”
https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/07/19/olanipekun-four-sans-lead-cases-seeking-to-disqualify-obaseki-shaibu/

I use to think that olanipekun is a principled lawyer n personality but now I can see I'm wrong, when Apc/Buhari are desperate for legal victory alt all cost they quickly cosy up to him after which he is relegated to the back ground, it's like they have realized that he is just an unprincipled greedy person who can always be easily swayed by the right monetary enticement.

fergie001:
This is section 285(9):

“Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this constitution, every pre-election matter shall be filed not later than 14 days from the date of the occurrence of the event, decision or action complained of in the suit”.

Mind the word EVERY.
I must have explained from a layperson perspective wrt to the Primaries.
Lokpobiri didn't challenge the holding of the APC primaries....he was asking the Court to declare him winner.

In this case, INEC form CF001 was submitted by all parties on June 29, 2020.

If I may ask, what is the cause of action in this case?
seanfer ejimatic

Obviously people involved in dis case have no access to what was submitted until dis publication by inec

dammiecool:
Obviously people involved in dis case have no access to what was submitted until dis publication by inec

That’s the point I am making. The case will start on what INEC publish as submitted by the candidates.
This is the same thing PDP used in Bayelsa.

fergie001:
Ya...?

I think this case is just to rattle Obaseki and/or Shaibu if indeed they did something funny. Other than that, its just merry-go-rounding for the following reasons:

-The case is past 2 weeks the date of the PDP Primaries, hence cannot qualify as a pre-election case (unless we follow Ekwo's reason on Nwosu).

- If its brought as a civil or criminal case, the Governor and his deputy have immunity so are under no obligation to attend proceedings or even enter appearances. The case will however amount to nothing until they no longer have that immunity.

- This case, one way or the other, would have come up at the tribunal where the real case lies.

So, the elections and then the TRIBUNAL (if Obaseki wins) is where I am looking towards.

ejimatic seanfer


ghettokid1 Fuckingmallam45 BuharinaWah powerfulguy...Today na Sunday nah...where is the thread haba.

Ahhh, Ghettokid1 don do the needful
Captain Rashford dey hail sir

dammiecool:
Obviously people involved in dis case have no access to what was submitted until dis publication by inec

seanfer:
That’s the point I am making. The case will start on what INEC publish as submitted by the candidates.
This is the same thing PDP used in Bayelsa.

Dansuqi:
It is not when pdp submitted but when inec published the personal details of candidates.the crux of the matter is submission of false information of fundamental nature not primaties

Like I said, I don't know when this particular case was filed.
It obviously wasn't yesterday or today.
If we can even see the date, it will help... ejimatic.

...but INEC published names and details of aspirants on June 30.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thecable.ng/full-list-inec-publishes-names-of-candidates-for-edo-guber-poll/amp

Dansuqi:
If the one in bayelsa was decided by the high court before the polls,this won't be different.again,this case could be a continuum of the case that was withdrawn two weeks ago

Did it stop Lyon from contesting?
I meant that it won't stop whomever from contesting. They will simply go to the Court of Appeal and get a SoE.

Fuckingmallam45:
Ahhh, Ghettokid1 don do the needful Captain Rashford dey hail sir

GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG Man Utd

Hottdawgg:
Nothing is coming out of it. They are out to eat Ize Iyamu and his sponsors' money. He has been sold a dummy. When the sponsors they tired of him, they will dump him like thrash. Obaseki is the name on the street. Nobody wants Ize Iyamu. He should know by now. What he cannot get through the electoral box, he cannot hope to get through judicial manipulation

but diri got it through judicial manipulation.

Meanwhile, who know thief obaseki on the street, even as a sitting governor, ize iyamu is popular than him,
That is the reason he went to bribe 35 political party to join him because they're all afraid of ize iyamu

fergie001:
In 2016 before the elections, Obaseki had no immunity.
Section 308 insulates the Governor and deputy from even criminal prosecution.

The Tribunal is where l am looking towards IF and IF Obaseki wins.

is it not pre election case?

Cajal:
..
Still a dream anyway
Reality is after sept 19
Quite unfortunate... PDP has no candidate potentially

We are saying the same thing. Keep dreaming

Mylove55:
is it not pre election case?

We don't know when this one was filed.
It is the date it was filed that will tell us.

Tifesingz:
Infact FCMB is the most useless bank I have ever banked with the whole of my life!
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I couldn't cook today because of this same issues
Throughout yesterday I couldn't buy fuel inside car and work same issue too till now I can't login my bank app I can't withdraw

Very useless bank

fergie001:
This is section 285(9):

“Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this constitution, every pre-election matter shall be filed not later than 14 days from the date of the occurrence of the event, decision or action complained of in the suit”.

Mind the word EVERY.
I must have explained from a layperson perspective wrt to the Primaries.
Lokpobiri didn't challenge the holding of the APC primaries....he was asking the Court to declare him winner.

In this case, INEC form CF001 was submitted by all parties on June 29, 2020.

If I may ask, what is the cause of action in this case?
seanfer ejimatic

Am so happy.you have shot yourself in the foot oh.the drafters of our constitution are very intelligent.that section is never said anything about primaries.it left everything open,they were conscious of the fact that primaries cannot be the only course of pre election case."event,decision complained of in the suit" is very crucial. The course of action is clearly left to the petitioners...again,the course of action is not primaries but publication of candidates details by inec.what should be a problem is if the debated action is within 14 days or not.you cannot decide what a petitioner should file on.ihedioha made that mistake in imo.

Let me say restate this.the crux of the lokolpobiri case is about the primaries.he claimed that the primaries that produced Lyon was illegal while his is the authentic one.therefore,even a child knows that the case is all about primaries....lokpobiri now saying that he should be declared winner is not any course of action,it is a relief,a prayer.you misunderstood the issues here.in fact,lokpobiri even in his suit also agreed that the course of action was the primaries when he claimed that he started counting the deadline from when the appeals committee gave its final verdict.he thought that primaries ended when the appeals panel rules but the apex court said the date starts counting from when the primaries held and was declared.please,go through your submissions again