The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday upheld the election of Emeka Ihedioha as Governor of Imo State.
The five-member panel in separate judgments dismissed the three appeals filed by the Action Alliance and its governorship candidate, Uche Nwosu, All Progressive Congress and its governorship candidate, Hope Uzodinma and that of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, Ifeanyi Ararume.
While that of the AA and APGA were dismissed in a unanimous judgment, that of APC was dismissed in a four-to-one split judgment.
The appellate court held that the appellants failed to establish corrupt malpractices, non compliance with the electoral …
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Monday upheld the return of Darius Ishaku as Governor of Taraba.
The court also dismissed the appeal by the All Progressive Congress (APC) for being incompetent and lacking in merit.
The APC approached the appellate court to set aside the judgment of the Taraba Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which upheld the declaration of Ishaku as the winner of the March 9, governorship election.
The five-member panel presided by Justice Chidi Uwa, in the judgment agreed with the lower tribunal that the appellant had no lawful candidate in the March 9, 2019 governorship …
The governor was declared winner of the poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday.
Chief Felix Olame in a statement signed by him rejoiced with the Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello on his re-election described Bello re-election as “victory for the people of Kogi and triumph of good over evil.”
He said that the victory reinforced the confidence of the people in the resoluteness of asserting their democratic choice of leadership
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Kogi State Musa Wada has rejected the election results being announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Wadda said he would go to the tribunal to appeal the election result he claimed to have won.
“They (Kogi people) should not despair,” Wada said in a video tweeted by the PDP.
“We shall pursue this to a logical conclusion with the coffers of the law in this country.”
The PDP candidate said the announced results were fabricated.
“We hope that …
Voting has been cancelled in Ologi (Ward 03) of Ogbia Local Government Area (LGA), a senior electoral official has said, following a violent incident that included “seizing” of an electoral official.
The official, Ukuachukwu Orji, who is the INEC supervisory resident electoral commissioner for Ogbia LGA, said members of the Ologi community forcibly prevented election in the riverine area.
“As our people (electoral officers) were coming into the community after crossing the river, they seized them and the materials and burnt all the materials.”
“They chased our people away and seized some but the military rescued them.”
An unidentified official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been abducted in SUBEB polling unit in Lokoja.
The abduction occured after gunmen shot sporadically into the air while voting was going on.
It was gathered voters scampered for safety before the gunmen went away with the official.
Meanwhile, voting has ended at Bishop Crowther LGEA Primary School Lokoja.
Sorting of votes and counting of ballots will commence by 2pm.
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At least three persons have been shot and stabbed at Opolo Ward 5 in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State during Saturday’s poll by suspected political thugs.
Those injured had been rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa for treatment.
Our Correspondent ran into women in peaceful protest against an alleged invasion by party thugs who invaded various polling units carrying dangerous weapons and shooting sporadically.
They carried various placards with various inscriptions, which read, “No elections in Ward 5.” “Federal Government, Come to our aid,” “We have been denied our rights to vote in Ward 5.” among others.
Doris, one of the …
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed disappointment over the late arrival of election materials to his polling unit, 39, in Otuoke, ward 13 in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa.
Jonathan, who was expecting to cast his vote, stepped out of his house to check if the election Officers had arrived but met only journalists on ground at the venue at 8:30a.m.
“Well this is where I will vote, but since they are not here yet let me go back inside.
“You see now, youths of nowadays, you need to …
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday, dismissed the appeal filed by candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Great Ogboru against the election of Senator Ifeanyi Okowa as Governor of Delta State.
A five man panel of the appellate court led by Justice Uzo Ndukwe-Anyanwu, dismissed the appeal on the grounds that it was “completely devoid of merit”.
The court accordingly upheld the decision of the Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which affirmed the declaration of Okowa as lawful winner of the March 9 governorship election in Delta State.
Ogboru and his party, APC had approached …
A Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, has declared invalid the announcement of David Lyon, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate and that of his running mate, Degi Eremienyo, for Saturday’s governorship election in Bayelsa.
Justice Jane Inyang said that the APC breached the rules when another person, other than the statutorily recognised authority, the chairman of the party’s National Electoral Committee, announced the results of the poll.
Senator Heineken Lokpobiri had instituted the case against the APC, it’s standard bearer, Lyon, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over …
A Lagos High Court, which was presided over by Justice T.A.O Oyekanmi Abdullai, yesterday gave an order stopping the conduct of the proposed “special election” by the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The election was scheduled for today. But the court ordered that the status quo be maintained until hearing in the substantive case.
This is as the party leadership in Lagos State has passed a vote of confidence on Olabode George as the leader of the PDP in the state.
A faction of the …
Key stakeholders in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra South senatorial district have met in Nnewi to strategize ahead of the 2021 governorship election.
The meeting which had the goal of restoring unity in Anambra South for the realization of the district’s goals was attended by governorship aspirants from the zone, captains of industries and the business community.
Anambra State Vice Chairman for the group, Marcel Jachin Anyiam, said the PDP in the zone had not been able to find a common ground generally accepted by all stakeholders as regards its strategies and modalities for winning elections.
He said …
