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luluosas:
Can you point any fault in the petition raised by Obi and Labour Party?

Number 1 fault is that Obi and his lawyers didn’t present each polling unit results in states that they are challenging, results that are different from what INEC upload.
Mind you the Constitution and Electoral act gave Inec the power to choose any guidelines she deem fit at any time.

PassingShot:
Common sense should tell you that the three months I put there is in reference to the period between the election and the swearing-in date. That's Feb to May.

You’re the one arguing wrongly, you can’t count when the election was held. You start counting the 180 days from the day the petition was filed. Tribunal will be done in September then the losing party will file appeal at the Supreme Court within 14 days, the 60 days will start counting when the appeal is filed at the Supreme Court.
unfortunately for you and your likes Tinubu will be president from May till December when the Supreme Court will deliver judgement

OKOATA:
Oga it's only LP that can file a petition to that, nothing concern APC with this. They should focus on their druglord case. This isn't even a counter petition, it would be thrown out of the window.

In your myopic reasoning APC can’t petition the election tribunal that Obi is not a qualified LP candidate, but Obi can meddle into APC nominations by saying someone is not qualified to run.

Algrin:
Wole Olanipekun, Cucurella wey legit 😁

This is not Tinubu’s response ooo. Wole Olanipekun is cooking something

HIGHESTPOPORI:
Parties give candidates waivers to contest when they join.

Does the electoral act mention waiver?
Parties give waiver to members who joined less than 6 months.

SmartPolician:
The game is getting interesting. I cannot wait for the full litigation to commence.

APC is making this appeal about Peter Obi. If the party agrees to pick him as the presidential candidate with unopposed candidates, then why should that be the concern of APC?

Besides, political parties win elections in Nigeria, not individuals. They didn't react to the claim that Bola Tinubu is an ex-druglord. I guess they intentionally ignored it or reporter didn't mention it.

The electoral act says he must be a member of the party minimum of 30 days.

OfficialP:
I wish they televise it

APC have valid points also. But will it be enough to dismiss the case. Time will tell

In law you can’t build something on nothing. If APC can argue their case to a logic point, the tribunal will have no choice. As it stands now Obi’s name is not on the LP register submitted to Inec 30 days before the primary election.

kcnwaigbo:
Oga 180 days from Tribunal to supreme court

It’s hard to correct one who is not ready to learn.

Penguin2:
Lol

Finally they have come with their watery defense.

Now, let the trials begin.

Meanwhile, I join well meaning Nigerians to call for expedited hearing of the case. We should have a ruling before May 25th at the latest.

We can’t let Tinubu to be sworn in and hope that he’d let the courts be impartial.

We, sane Nigerians, say NO to a drug lord as our president.

Only criminals, thieves, idiots and vagabonds would want a drug lord as their president.

Modified:

After going through the post, I can confirm that APC’s defense is not even qualified to be called watery.

First, no defense was entered for Tinubu’s drug case🤣

Second, they accused Labour of holding their Primaries on May 30th, outside of INEC timetable but the same party held their convention on 6th of June. Is that not madness?

Third, on Obi not being the member of Labour at the time of primaries, neither the constitution nor the Electoral Act says that “a party shall sponsor a candidate ‘who is a member of that party’ in an election”. What the constitution and Electoral Act says is that for one to contest an election, he must be sponsored by a political party. Nothing was said of whether the person belongs to the party or not.

Again, there’s something called waiver. It’s the inalienable right of a political party to accept a member today and relax her rules and constitution to grant such member all rights and privileges enjoyed by those who have been in the party for years. Nobody or court has right to question that.

APC has no case. And I don’t expect anything different from Tinubu’s lawyers too. This is the reason they resorted to attacks and propaganda against Peter Obi.

The stolen mandate shall be returned.

Seanfer

Obi joined LP outside the timeframe of the electoral act provision.
I believe you know the right thing but the hatred in you won’t make you say the truth.

kcnwaigbo:
Oga the law should was amended to make sure electoral cases are concluded within 180 days.

180 days is for the tribunal, Supreme Court still have another 60 days making 240 days/8 months.

JASONjnr:
They asked for it and now they can't withstand the heat...


Even though this is all a formality to act like they're afraid when in real sense, they've already pocketed the judicial system....


Tinubu has put everything in order to win by all means, but God will shame him and bring him down!!

Accepting defeat before the battle.

Penguin2:
Lol

Finally they have come with their watery defense.

Now, let the trials begin.

Meanwhile, I join well meaning Nigerians to call for expedited hearing of the case. We should have a ruling before May 25th at the latest.

We can’t let Tinubu to be sworn in and hope that he’d let the courts be impartial.

We, sane Nigerians, say NO to a drug lord as our president.

Only criminals, thieves, idiots and vagabonds would want a drug lord as their president.

Watery to you. Please can you fault any of the points raised in the response?

Ikea81:
Keep laughing. The 25percent issue can be decided in a week. That's the koko of that petition..the rest is to send the BAT and his gangs of thieves to exile for LIFE!

All the matters will be decided at the same time.

ejimatic:
. Thank you my brother for your thread.Whoever thinks the PEPT and SC judgementa will last for many years is dreaming.As you have said it has a time limit as you have indicated. PEPT is 180 days while SC is 60 days. So PEPT and SC decisions on presidential election are not to be determined till eternity..If time is against the SC , the Apex court will give the judgement in summary and select another day for the details. Buhari vrs ATIKU 2019 SC judgement ...

Same thing happened in the case of Dakuku vs Wike 2015

DMerciful:
The one you guys are always attacking because you know.

However, they have different prayers

Nigeria did not consist only SE and 2 states in the NC.

If Dino becomes the PDP candidate on the ballot, Election will be over before 12:00pm

legitnow1:
WE DONT KNOW HE WAS REJECTED UNTIL WE HAVE A FREE AND FAIR ELECTION.



THAT IS THE POINT, ELECTION DID NOT HOLD IN LAGOS.


WHEN WE HOLD ELECTION AND PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO COME OUT AND VOTE, THEN WE CAN DECIDE THAT.


NOT INEC YAKUBU WRITING FAKE RESULTS.

It’s so shameful that you people don’t talk about your states of origin but want to dictate for your hosts. I think the FG should give you guys and the hosts one week to settle this and see who will first cry out.

There was resource control before the first coup of 1966. The regions were doing well with their resources and development is everywhere until Aguinyi Ironsi introduced decree 4 and a unitary government because some people from a particular part of the country will benefit from it, now nobody should complain.

DMerciful:
Thats how they work, they have vast network and resources to bribe people across to fight themselves.

There's a subsisting judgment by an Edo state high court preventing the removal of LP's chairman pending the determination of the case yet an Abuja high court afterwards gave a conflicting judgment removing him but the police prefers the later judgment instead of the first judgment when both courts are of coordinate jurisdiction. Who controls the police?

The Abuja court order came first.

Armaggedon:
The order of the FCT high court was made against Julius abure while the present one is directed against labour party.

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The order of the FCT high court has removed Abure and this new order asking LP not to remove him can't stand.. He has been removed already except Appeal Court says otherwise.

Armaggedon:
This is a different case.

But the order of the FCT high court came first, that means the chairman is already removed before the Edo court ruling.

The first order of the FCT high court stands. What the LP and Abure should have done is to go to a higher court which is appeal court and get stay of execution.
Benin high court can’t over rule the fct high court’s decision.

greatiyk4u:
Who empowered Ike whose relevance is ending on May 29th?
These are adults ready to take decisions by themselves

Go and tell the members to do otherwise....

cktheluckyman:
You are joking right?

Wike said so 2 days ago that Rivers House of Reps members will align with the APC to win the house speaker.

13 House of Reps Members from Rivers state will align with the ruling same goes with Kano.. PDP should put its house in order first...

Tranquillity360:
They should fold their hands as rascals attack them and their businesses?

One goat has been tamed, you're next.

When the indigenes clamp on this one now, His people will start crying everywhere.

I’m his four years as a Governor he got over 50 building properties and many were seized by EFCC. Only God knows how many he will acquire if he gets to the sit this time around. Wicked human being.

iSense247:
25% of FCT votes is constitutionally compulsory. Section 134(2)(b) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) is clear and unambiguous, direct and simple.

To be declared Presidential winner, a candidate must secure at least 1/4th (25%) of votes cast in 2/3rd of the entire 36 States of Nigeria (that is in 24 states). Also, the candidate must also secure not less than 25% of the votes cast at the FCT.

The literal interpretation of this section is that a candidate must secure 1/4th (25%) of votes cast in 2/3rd of the entire 36 States of Nigeria and 1/4th (25%) of votes cast in FCT. This provision is so clear, direct and unambiguous, that you don’t need a Professor of Constitutional Law to comprehend. The use of the word “and” had been held by the Supreme Court to be conjunctive, which implies that the conditions in Section 134(2)(b) are conjunctive and mandatory.

Resort to Section 299 (which states that the FCT is to be treated as a State in Nigeria), is a general provision that has no bearing on Section 134. A general provision cannot override a specific provision. Section 134(2)(b) is a specific provision on the conditions for declaration of a candidate and the presidential winner at the polls.

In conclusion, with the result of the general elections as published by INEC, the contest is still open, as none of the candidates has satisfied the legal threshold in Section 134.

Section 299 of the constitution states that FCT should be treated as a state.
Supreme Court judgements in the past also treat FCT as a state. Buhari vs OBJ 2003.

If this is true then PDP will Labour in vain in Imo state.
How can a serving member of NWC of the party who did not resign from his position got screened by the party to contest in the first place.