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OKOATA:
I be kid thanks, but druglord won't rule Nigeria.

What he is trying to say is that there is nothing like Interim in the constitution and it doesn't exist in the electoral process. Going by the law the person holding the certificate of return MUST be sworn in pending the conclusion of the case before the tribunal/supreme court.

Except you are saying rule of law should not be followed in which case you can be asking for interim government or coup or recolonization by the western world or war etc. If it is rule of law you want to follow, then let's concentrate on the cases in court, as for May 29th, a president must be sworn in.



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Clevite:
You're damn correct!

On another platform, I had discussed this issue of not joining Atiku and the fatal effect it may have on Obi's petition. That's even before Obi filed the petition, at the time he was only focused on challenging Tinubu.

For Obi to rightful get himself declared 1st from 3rd position, he has two hurdles to cross. That is, he has both Tinubu and Atiku to contend with.

He would have to prove that the number of votes secured by Atiku earning him the 2nd place were not validly gotten.

And he can't successfully do that without joining Atiku and PDP as interested parties. They have to come and defend themselves and their votes.

The Tribunal will never nullify a candidate's votes and 2nd position behind him. The court will not decide against the interest of a necessary party that is not brought before it. That would be a gross violation of the principle of fair hearing.

As it is now, Atiku's 2nd position remains unchallenged before the Tribunal. And that may be highly fatal to Obi's case.

This is the main issue here o. I'm really tripped by this technical observation. I must confess I didn't see that too when I was reading through Obi's petition (maybe because I'm not a lawyer), but how Obi's lawyers missed this beats my imagination.

I'm really looking forward to how this very point would be argued because it's pivotal to the whole case.




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Venerable612:
You know the Law!

Well said!

The preliminary objections are quite punchy - sammarily:
1. Peter Obi does not have locus to contest the election and bring the petition at all;

2. failure to add Atiku/PDP to the petition is a huge miss, as PO can’t be declared winner if at all he is successful without first discountenancing Atiku’s votes;

3. no pleadings on polling units disruptions individually; and

4. PO’s petition is fraught with pre-election matters - and the Tribunal itself does not have jurisdiction to hear the matter.

Law is interesting! Let’s see how this place out and watch out for the Defence & potential cross petition.

APC lawyers seem good at fishing for technicalities. I'm particularly intrigued about your point 2, I don't know how Obi's lawyers missed that. I'm really looking forward to how that point will be argued.



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fergie001:
Well, having read the submissions of the APC in response to the LP's petition:

This is just the defendant's reply to the petition, we have not even gotten to the pre-hearing stage, let alone proper trial.

The LP now has 7 days to apply for pre-hearing or 5 days to respond to the defendant's new facts which I believe there is.
However, it is expected that the Tribunal will respond to the Objections first, during the ruling proper.

A Presidential election petition of this magnitude will naturally not dwell on technicalities.

1. That Obi was not a registered member of the LP before May 24 last year.

This is at best puerile. Does the APC have the locus standi to challenge? NO.

a. Once there is no locus standi, there is no jurisdiction. Jurisdiction is the lifeblood and existence of any case. Once there is no jurisdiction, no matter how finely delivered a case is ruled upon, it becomes null and void, ab initio.

Only a member of the LP can challenge the membership of Peter Obi. The Court can best describe the APC as meddlesome interlopers and busybodies.

b. This matter is a pre-election matter. Membership, nomination and sponsorship of any Candidate in a political party is a pre-election issue that should be filed not more than 14 days after the cause of action at the FHC.

Same suit was brought up by a political party, the APM and the Appeal Court ruled in February 2023, that they do not have the locus. The PEPT or SC will not even delve into the merits but shut it out for lack of locus standi.

2. Non-joinder of Atiku Abubakar & PDP
This again should likely not upturn anything. This is an election petitions tribunal and it is declaratory in nature.

It is an independent and individualistic appeal, at best, this is academic considering that the PDP & her Candidate are also in Court. It is urging the Court to subject to intellectual argument and satisfy intellectual prowess which cannot answer the questions in the live issues to be determined in the suit.

3. Arrangement of tables, etc.

Is this enough to throw out the petitions before we even get to the stage of hearing in the petitions? In my humble opinion, NO.

I believe all 3 Objections will be dismissed so that we can really listen to the REAL ISSUES.

What the defendant has done is not unexpected, raise up issues to dismiss the suit.

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You are right sir. Also @ the highlighted, the same will happen to one of Obi's prayers that Shettima should be disqualified because he did not properly withdraw from Senetorial race before being named VP candidate.




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IamPlato:
good analytical but just like you analyzed and created excuses for Israel we can do same for Pereira

Yeah, you can. I didn't mean to create excuse for Adesanya though, just trying to tell you that there is nothing like fixed in the match and Adesanya fears no one. He called for the fight. And he finally got the victory he deserved over Alex.





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IamPlato:
Israel had always feared Alex, Alex had beaten him three times before now.

This is a fixed fight to create another one.

Not at all, if you know about all those fights you wouldn't have that assumption. By the way I watched all 4 bouts.

The first 2 was in kickboxing, long ago. Isreal obviously won that first match but bad decision from the judges gave it to Alex (virtually every professionals of the game attested to that). The second game which was a rematch had Israel winning all the rounds only for him to get careless in the final round and a lucky left hook from Alex KOed him.

The last 2 bouts were in MMA and recent. By the way, Isreal fears no one, he's the one that requested for the match with Alex, Alex was not yet in line for title fight, he still had like about 4 people ahead of him he needed to beat first to get to Israel always call for difficult fights, he requested for him because he has literally beaten everybody in middleweight division.

The first match has Isreal wining, infact, Israel almost KOed him in the very first round, Alex was saved by the bell, but again maybe by sheer luck Adesanya tripped on his legs in the final round and he never recovered till Alex won, This rematch is a masterclass of MMA from Adesanya, he didn't let Alex off the hook this time, he got him and finished him.

Israel has always been having the better of Alex in all their fights but has been somehow been finding himself on the losing end.

As I said earlier, Alex will now have to go queue up before he can get to the level to fight Adesanya again, and I don't see him getting there anytime soon with the likes of killers like Whittaker, Vetori, Costa and even Bruno waiting in line.





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windvane:
there is no 3 expect Pereira beats fighters through the rank..I doubt if Pereira can beat a Costa

He cannot survive against any elite wrestler who can grapple, especially with a glass jaw like that. People like Whittaker, Vettori will ground and pound him to stupor. Adesanya was able to survive those guys because of his experience in MMA and his mixed style. Perreira has a long way to go to acquire that and age is not on his side (35), so, I agree with you I don't see any way back to the top for him challenging for the belt again.





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Googledotcom:
When I saw Reno Omokri criticizing OBI-DATTI, that's when I realised Obi is a force to reckon with.

Does that mean Buhari is also a force to reckon with? or Tinubu?

Because the criticism Obi got from Reno is a child's play compared what he has been dishing out to Buhari for 8 years straight. Obi own never even reach 6 months.





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Misterc:
In as much as he's one of our Most Respected Nobel Laureate.....
I must say Professor Wole Soyinka is just all words and no actions....
If you're supporting Obi just say it...
If you're supporting Tinubu just says it straight up...
Rather than these sitting on the fence and all words...

He is for everybody and for nobody.

He has told Tinubu outrightly that Nigeria need somebody youngers, that they should look for an intelligent younger person and he (Tinubu) should use his influence to get the person elected, Tinubu refused.

He told Obi specifically that if he was going to lose this election that it is his obidients that will lose it for him, he should find way to rein them in, He did not, this is the result.





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EmirGold:
https://punchng.com/court-remands-lagos-eze-igbo-over-inciting-comment/

This Magistrate Nwaka no get joy o. One month remand! on top what?

The 2 charges brought against him are bailable (none of them bother on terrorism, treason or murder), abi which kain lawyer he sef go present.




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y2jacob1:
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/591842-10th-nass-leadership-pdp-lp-other-minority-parties-form-alliance-to-produce-reps-speaker.html

Photo Description: Dachung Bagos (PDP, Plateau)

Believe it or not, it is very easy for at least 3 of you to be compromised by the war chest of the ruling party, or the promise of not opening "your corrupt" case with EFCC.



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Miracood2:
This light green no too make.

Seriously??

Watch out in the coming days to see that Jersey as the pick for most people.






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naptu2:
NGSuper_Falcons @NGSuper_Falcons



https://twitter.com/NGSuper_Falcons/status/1642930680018485269

The lemon green is beautiful.





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richie240:
Hehehehehe...... Lawyers and lies.
The mantras that d average obidients has bn chanting both online and offline, when it came to obiajulu's airline rants, den tork say e get 'mental problem'.

That means millions of obidients that had hitherto bn saying/doing the same thing also need mental checkup be dt!
Case closed!



Den too plenty, walahi!

From the altercation he had before checking in (I don't even know why they allowed him to board with the way he was behaving before checking in) to the way he was sounding on the plane. The guy is definitely mentally challenged.

The police needs to be professional enough to at least let a specialist check him out.



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AcuraZDX:
This is disgusting. After doing some further research, I discovered the following:

1. There is no Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate. The only monarch is Eze Ndigbo of Oshodi-Isolo

2. His name is Fredrick Nwajagu, the same name of the man who was arrested.

3. He is an ardent supporter of Tinubu and APC.

Evidence attached below:

https://sunnewsonline.com/igbo-monarch-in-lagos-solicits-support-for-tinubu-sanwo-olu/?amp

This is further proof that APC is engaged in disgusting propaganda, lies and deceit.

It also shows the relationship between Simon Ekpa and APC. For him to share APC propaganda, it means he is fully involved in their plans.

Next time, APC should cover their tracks better.

This newspaper was in 2019. Is it possible he has now joined LP? Because we know one of the reasons APC lost Lagos is because many people that voted for them in 2019 voted against them in 2023.




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OneBulletOnly:
Is APC propaganda, the guy was in Southeast to act ESN propaganda 🤣😄😅😃

Same guy used by APC for ESN propaganda 🤣🤣🤣😀🤣😄😅😄🤣

#Busted APC told us they are coming with propaganda but we stood till they finished cooking it and we busted it immediately, they used the same guy twice. Watch the clips is together.@fkeyamo we caught you red-handed #APCaTorriristOrganization pic.twitter.com/MEa1hY3D8s

— Zileth Media (@ZilethMedia_) April 1, 2023

#Busted APC told us they are coming with propaganda but we stood till they finished cooking it and we busted it immediately, they used the same guy twice. Watch the clips is together.
@fkeyamo we caught you red-handed
#APCaTorriristOrganization

These two people are obviously different na.





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loosecanon50:
For what exactly? Acting out a script on behalf of APC?

Not everyone is gullible you know..

This is not a matter of gullibility.

It doesn't matter whose script he was acting, can be APC, PDP or personal script. The main thing is that he posed security threat at the airport to the extent of delaying flight for 1hr. Airport security is not taken lightly anywhere in the world.

He should be charged to court to serve as deterrent to others who allow themselves to be used to play politicians' scripts.




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omonnakoda:
Learn your learn
Minister of education

Thank you.





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omonnakoda:
You need to learn do not arrogate to yourself responsibility for anyone s learning
You were being petty. We don't need spelling police
It could be a typo or autospell on his phone. Whatever the case you have concluded he does not know and you identified a learning need.
Manage your own learning

Your communication style will not engage anyone with your message. You are condescending

Once again I apologize if you take offence on behalf of the poster. Nobody is accusing anybody of anything here except maybe an interloper who is likely above learning making a big deal out of nothing.




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omonnakoda:
You are the one that needs to learn
Is the only explanation you can think of that he doesn't already know?
Is there any other possibility?

"The day we stop learning is the day we die" Michael Scott.

I don't intend to offend the poster or you, or anybody. Just correcting simple error some people make unknowingly. I apologize if you are offended. Just take note of the correction.




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Johans2023:
Even tinubu said it. He said he knows that majority did not vote for him. What again do we want? Since majority didn't vote for him why then did he manage to get the majority vote? This is what INEC must tell us.

What he meant is what we have been saying that the opposition gave APC this election on a platter of gold.

Add Atiku's vote plus Obi plus Kwankwanso, that's about 15 million votes compared with 8 million votes of Tinubu. More people voted against him than the people that voted for him.

But he got the majority votes, thanks to the divided votes of the opposition.





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AyakaDunukofia:
The knowledge has been in public domain that Abia state's tributary at Obuaku is nearer to the Atlantic Ocean than the Port Harcourt's. King Jaja actually used the maritime pathway to haul palm oil down the beachhead.

Having stated that, the ports at Port Harcourt and Akwai Ibom, If allowed to operate at maximum capacity, would solve Igbo merchants' problems.
The outcome would be that:

a) the proximity of these ports to the Igbo hinterland is very negligible.

b) the long distance from the east to Lagos which precipitated the need to reside in Lagos would not be there anymore. Most Igbo merchants would enjoy doing their businesses in the comfort of their palatial mansions in the east currently left for the cockroaches.

c) The city of Aba would by default become one of the biggest container terminals in Nigeria given her proximity to Port Harcourt. A distance that is about that of Tin Can Island to Oshodi.

d) Most Igbo businesses would wind down to maintaining subsidiaries in Lagos.

e) Land patronage by the Igbo in Lagos would decline.

f) the need to buy land from these contiguous port cities would not increase from what it currently is.

g) Upsurge in real estate business in Igboland

h) the removal of railtracks from the "Exclusive list" to the "Concurrent" would put SE states under pressure to link the states with rail lines.

i) More air traffic at the well-built Anambra airport. And as well as Imo and Enugu etc.

Would be win, win for everybody. Nigeria as a whole would be better for it.

But... the phobia the other parts of Nigeria still have is that the direct access of East to the sea might not be good for Nigeria because the spirit of Biafra is still very much rive in the East and in case it gets to the level of waging war against Nigeria again to break away, the East will have unbridled access to arms and ammunition through the sea.




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Vitally123:
Hey, hey! Never try to robe Labour party into your confusion. Labour Party made itself clear from Day one, that it will only use legal and democratic means to go about their mandate. Hence the supporters of Labour Party "The Obidients" have been very calm even in the midst of provocation. So, please don't robe them in or their leaders. Thank you.

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Spy360:
Total agree.

He cannot, Atiku would be the president.






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vincenteger:
What would happen if the president/governor/senator/rep (all elect) is not physically present during the swearing in/oat taking/inauguration ceremony.
Will the vice/ deputy fill in for them for the case of the president/governor.

What about the senator and members of house or representative/assemblies

The second position (Atiku gets sworn in).





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XY23:
Does Datti look like a reckless man to you? Truth is never afraid, only those to tell it are.

Nigeria has been put on trial, and the unfolding events will determine it's continued existence. When all vital institutions have been destroyed by the ruling party, men of conscience have decided to throw out the lifeline. There's nothing to be afraid of again, when democracy has been murdered. They should arrest as many as they can, sanction as many as they can; the DISSIDENTS VOICES WILL ONLY CONTINUE TO GROW.

An unknown face like you can say such things Datti said and nobody will care a hoot, but coming from the VP aspirant? he crossed the line,

The case is already in court, why running from one media house to the other making claims you want Judges to rule on? This might even be an evidence of guilt rather than what he is claiming. Present all your evidence in court of law not the court of public opinion to gain sympathy, that one no dey work with judges, na evidence dem need.




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Penguin2:
https://twitter.com/realFFK/status/1641372009488699393?t=7HdWTY14lF7hDTgbTvhj-g&s=19

Femi Fani Kayode has stated that nobody will break the new found trust between the north and the Southwest.

He goes to infer that the APC/Tinubu is trying to build a new Nigeria of North and Southwest.

The implication is that the Southeast and the Southsouth have no place in Tinubu’s government.

So, if you are from the Southeast or Southsouth and you are supporting Tinubu, it’s time to ask yourself some existential questions.

Hopefully this will get to Wike and co.

Who takes FFK serious? dem just born the person yesterday?





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SpatialKing:
A student from Anambra must score more than 140.

While Zamfara only needs less than 10

Sad reality of present day Nigeria.



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inoki247:
Lol safe trip ..



Enjoy your inspection...


Anything he needs make INEC make sure dem supply him....


Na same him run to court make dem upload all results on IREV INEC du upload of results wey reach like 90 percent or so that day he still no clear for him eyes....


Make INEC give him anything wey he need since the results still blur for him eyes....

Some people are not nice at all.




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LegendHero:
Source: https://punchng.com/afenifere-frowns-at-iwuanyanwus-comment-seeks-clarity-from-ohanaeze/?amp

I think he was referring to the few doing the intimidation. He wasn't referring to the whole Yoruba race.






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