₦airaland Forum

chokekachy:
https://www.tvcnews.tv/2023/05/police-arrest-yoruba-nation-agitators-for-hijacking-radio-station/

Previous Thread:
https://www.nairaland.com/7705951/irate-youths-attempt-take-over

mamawa123:
A naturalized citizen cannot become a president, but any of their children born here in Nigeria can become a president or seek for political office.

British prime minister was born in UK.

illicit:
My former VC

Stay out of politics tho

I like u

officialwdhtv:
CCTV captures delivery man stealing side mirrors of an SUV in Ikoyi

#wetindeyhappentv

📺👇


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FXQMDxH4dQ

nairalandkachy1:
https://veonewsng.com/index.php/2023/05/21/misquotation-of-peter-obi-legal-counsel-by-punch-newspapers/

Previous Thread: https://www.nairaland.com/7696544/give-me-seven-weeks-produce#123259183

plaindealer:
Who is missing..?


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fergie001:
The sack of all Labour Party Candidates in Abia and Kano States by a Federal High Court sitting in Kano, is on the hot burner.

The Originating Summons was filed by Mr. Ibrahim Haruna Ibrahim against the Labour Party (LP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. It allegedly borders on the failure of the 1st defendant (LP) to submit her membership register to the 2nd defendant (INEC) 30 days prior to the Primaries of the Party.

Section 77(3) of the Electoral Act reads: Each political party shall make such register available to the Commission not later than 30 days before the date fixed for the party primaries, congresses or Convention.

With Otti as a case study, the Abia Gov-Elect resigned from the APC on May 28 and won the Party Primary conducted on June 09, 2022.

However, I believe this judgement was delivered per incuriam.

Elections have been won and lost not only in Abia State but all over the Country, hence it is only through the elections petition tribunal that reliefs (if any) can be sought as of now.

It is trite law that jurisdiction is the life-blood and existence of any suit. No matter how finely delivered, the suit becomes null and void if the Court has no jurisdiction. Lokpobiri v. Ogola per Onnoghen JSC (as he then was).

The Court does not determine the membership of a Political Party. The Party determines her members.

Mr Haruna, the plaintiff, had deposed his OS on 11th May, 2023 well over one month after the election for a suit whose cause of action was June 2022. It is clearly statute-barred, divesting the court of jurisdiction to have entertained same. He ought to have come under Section 285 of the 1999 CFRN and filed 14 days after the course of action for it to be heard.

It is clear that the Federal High Court (Pre-Election) Practice 2022, Nos 3 & 4 were obviously not judiciously followed by the court.

The question that comes to my mind is:
- does the plaintiff even possess the locus to file this suit?

Section 84(14) of the Electoral Act reads:
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act or rules of a political party, an aspirant who complains that any of the provisions of this Act and the guidelines of a political party have not been complied with in the selection or nomination of a candidate of a political party for election, may apply to the Federal High Court for redress.

Was Mr Haruna a candidate of the Labour Party in Abia State? The certain answer is NO. He had no locus, no business with the issues having not participated in the Primaries of the Party in that State.

Again, what comes to my mind is that relevant and interested parties were not joined.

Whilst non-joinder does not necessarily invalidate the proceedings of Court, the absence of a proper or necessary party before the Court renders the entire suit an exercise in futility, as a Court cannot validly make an order or decision which will affect a stranger to the suit, who was never heard nor given an opportunity to defend himself. (Katami v. Katami 2018) per Oho JCA

The proper thing was for the Judge to have allowed a window for necessary parties to be properly joined thereof, at worse.

The plaintiff did not bring himself to show cause why he should be taken seriously neither had he shown the injury he will suffer in Abia State if his suit isn't adjudicated upon.

Again, Can Section 77(3) of the Electoral Act override the Constitutional eligibility requirements of these Candidates in Abia and/or Kano?

Still on the disqualifications issue in APM v. Mr. Peter Obi: The Appeal Court per Anthony Ugochukwu Ogakwu JCA, held that Mr Peter Obi cannot be disqualified by Section 77(3) supra having satisfied the conditions of Sections 131 and 137 of the 1999 CFRN.

Sections 131 and 137 are direct and copious to Sections 177 and 182 (for Governors).

The plaintiff's apparent lack of locus standi should have deprived the trial court of the jurisdiction to grant the relief sought by the plaintiff in his OS.

When the plaintiff has been found not to have the standing to sue, the question whether other issues in the case had been properly decided or not does not arise. The position of the law is to dismiss same (Maxi Okwu & Anor v. INEC & Ors) per Okoro JSC

Interestingly, Justice M N Yunusa contradicted himself when he held that:

"... the candidates that participated in the Abia election are not parties before the court, he lacks the jurisdiction to make an order on the issuance of certificate of return."

Then again

“....That the failure of the 1st Defendant (Labour Party) to submit its register of members in Kano state and Abia state is in crass breach of the provisions of section 77(3) of the Electoral Act, 2022 and the purported primary elections of the 1st defendant is invalid, null and void and of no effect,”

Whilst Justice Yunusa invalidated the Primaries that produced Otti, he had neither restrained nor asked INEC to withdraw the Certificate of Returns issued to the Gov-Elect/NASS Candidates. In lay terms, he made no consequential orders.

This should normally not stop the inauguration for NASS Candidates and/or Otti, however, it has to be vacated or appealed as the judgement is valid and subsisting.

It is wholesomely clear that this suit have no scintilla of merit and will not survive the scrutiny of higher Courts.

Kukutenla:
Ok
What is obvious is the desecration of our hallowed courts by political actors who think they are bigger than the system and the system should work for them alone.
Whatever may be the plot to destabilise LP, the courts should be protected from such dirty games
Nigerian judiciary needs to be saved as it's fast losing public legitimacy and respect

Omooba77:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/05/if-you-remove-church-nigeria-ll-collapse-rccg/

juman:
Nothing for north central?
APC is playing with fire.
The deputy speaker suppose to be the speaker.

Odewaleadesoye:


DAILY POST

taylor89:
Gistlover was right after all

Gistlover said Tinubu met Emoney at Apapa as a nobody and recruited them into drug pushing

They were 8 boys pushing drugs for Tinubu but na only two survive


Tinubu don damage many lives

No wonder Emoney and him bro KCee no make any political post during 2023 election


Tinubu is a drug sniffing Bastard

peekspot:
https://dailypost.ng/2023/05/08/ex-senate-president-ken-nnamani-loses-wife/

Lightupdates:
Source- https://www.channelstv.com/2023/05/08/apc-nwc-nominates-akpabio-for-senate-president-tajudeen-for-speaker/

LesbianBoy:
Goaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal

Arsenal scores again

Na own goal sha

Pwettylinda:
Thiefnubuu is a fake president

drlaykay:
let me educate you on how these things work in Lagos State. I have got experiences with buying lands. All land in Lagos were owned by different families. However, government has surveyed all the lands and they are planned. Government inform the families(omo onile) about which parts of their lands have been acquired for certain development( such as hospitals, schools, parks, airports, police stations, offices, major roads etc). Government leave the rest for them. These plans are given to the families and of course the government own copies too which the general populace are privy to.

Now, what happens most times is that, the families who are most times greedy, after selling their lands, move to selling of government lands as well. Especially lands that its purposes are not yet defined by government. They know their limits but for greed, they won't.

People who buy lands too can go verify from the government. And no government agency will advise you to buy such lands. The little twists is that, just as over 200 houses were spared according to the FAAN report, most times once people start building on such lands and the number of houses are quite numerous, government will call them for regularisation in order to let it go. Government won't want to demolish too many houses just to build offices or a recreation centre. This is why there are no enough recreation centres in Nigeria.

Because the people know this, they ignore whatever the outcome of their verification might be, defile such warnings and go ahead to build. What people now do is to negotiate for cheaper prices since the land is not free of encumbrances. But sometimes, just in this case, government won't be able to look away citing risks and potential hazards as reasons.

Afonja2:
https://twitter.com/FAAN_Official/status/1653371892739317764

ijustdey:
https://dailytrust.com/wike-declares-public-holiday-as-tinubu-visits-rivers-orders-shutdown-of-businesses/?utm_source=beloud.com&utm_medium=beloud.com

Twistaray:
Children were eating leftovers during an event where Ebonyi launched an airport worth billions of dollars, according to Tayo

hisexcellency34:
https://independent.ng/obi-fayemi-to-become-visiting-lecturers-at-western-delta-university/

MichaelSokoto:
Wubbich!

emilokan will not be sworn in!
na me talk am, I no fear anybody!

iGod:
Vanguard

fergie001:
In a veiled reference, Keyamo reacts to Pastor Ibiyeomie's Escobar/Osama bin Laden comparison.



Festus Keyamo

peekspot:
https://dailypost.ng/2023/04/24/no-serious-leader-will-go-on-rest-peter-obi-swipes-at-tinubu/

naptu2:
Daddy D.O🇳🇬 @DOlusegun

President Elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived Nigeria. pic.twitter.com/dJyPFMWxeG

— Daddy D.O🇳🇬 (@DOlusegun) April 24, 2023

Festus Keyamo, SAN @fkeyamo

Incredible show of love! pic.twitter.com/uRTUqyNIkl

— Festus Keyamo, SAN, CON, FCIArb (UK) (@fkeyamo) April 24, 2023

Massiveglory:
Simple question. Does tinubu actually have dual citizenship?
Fashola starts talking off point and yarning dust on national tv.
I dont blame mr fash. Tinubu is a huge burden

There is no single credibility to the name BOLA AHMED TINUBU.
His name is fake
His age is fake.
Certificate is fake


Stop ranting, mugu. Bring your papa that's not fake nah. Who send you.
No single sense in this ellup miscreants
Nationality is fake
Source of wealth is fake
Mandate is fake
Nothing credible. All fake and lies.

All focus on the court/ tribunal. Tinubu will not be president. The desperation of a man cannot be used to destroy over 200m peoole Nigeria must be rescued.