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Bolivia To Hold Presidential Vote May 3: Electoral Tribunal

January 4, 2020 3:53 pm

Bolivians will choose a new president May 3, more than six months after a disputed election sparked violent street protests and the resignation of Evo Morales.

Interim leader Jeanine Anez has been overseeing a caretaker government since then, after Morales fled the country for Mexico.

The new presidential election will be “the first Sunday of May, I can let you know that much,” said the vice president of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, Oscar Hassenteufel.

Once complete, the electoral schedule will include dates for registration of candidates, the campaign timeframe, rules on advertising, and rules on a potential second round.

Bolivia …

Gov. Wike Declares Support For Military Operation In Rivers

Tribunal Affirms Wike, Dismisses Petitions By AAC, ADP

October 7, 2019 5:32 am
Rivers State Governorship Election Tribunal has affirmed the re-election of Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike following the dismissal of the petition filed by the defeated African Action Congress (AAC) Governorship Candidate,  Biokpomabo Awara seeking the nullification of the March 9, Rivers State Governorship Election.
Also on Saturday,  the Tribunal dismissed the petition filed by the defeated Action Democratic Party (ADP) Governorship Candidate,  Mr. Victor Fingesi against the election of Governor Wike.
“We affirm the election of Nyesom Ezenwo Wike as duly conducted “, the Tribunal declared.
The Tribunal declared that both petitioners failed to prove their petitions beyond reasonable
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Atiku’s 66 grounds of appeal against tribunal verdict

Atiku’s 66 grounds of appeal against tribunal verdict

September 24, 2019 11:26 am

As exclusively reported by THISDAY on Sunday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate in the February 23 Presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Monday filed 66 grounds of appeal at the Supreme Court against the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal judgment delivered on September 11, 2019.

The grounds of appeal are as follows: Ground 1 – 10: Ground 1: ERROR IN LAW
The Learned Justices of the Court of Appeal erred in law when they relied on “overall interest of justice” to hold that the 2nd Respondent’s Exhibits R1 to R26, P85 and P86 were properly admitted in …

Atiku: I’m appealing tribunal verdict to ensure votes count

Atiku: I’m appealing tribunal verdict to ensure votes count

September 20, 2019 6:26 pm

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general election, Atiku Abubakar, Friday said he was heading to the Supreme Court to ensure that votes of Nigerians count.

He therefore sought for support of Nigerians in his search for justice via the courts.

In a statement he signed by him, Atiku said, “Nothing good comes easy, and hard as the task to rid Nigeria from the forces of fascism, and be an instrument for the full restoration of the rule of law and democracy in Nigeria is, your support makes the struggle worthwhile”.

He further said, …

Tribunal affirms Abaribe’s mandate

Tribunal affirms Abaribe’s mandate

September 18, 2019 11:54 am
The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, Wednesday survived a legal challenge of his victory in the 2019 senatorial election for Abia South district as the National and State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal (panel 1) sitting in Umuahia affirmed his fourth term mandate.
Abaribe was declared winner of the February 23, 2019 poll but his closest rival and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Chris Nkwonta, was dissatisfied with the outcome of the poll and filed a petition at the tribunal seeking to nullify Abaribe’s mandate.
But in a unanimous judgment read by a member of the
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Orji Uzo Kalu

Orji Kalu and nullification of his election by tribunal

September 15, 2019 1:08 am
Abia State’s former governor, Orji Uzo Kalu is not a political neophyte. The All Progressives Congress (APC) senator representing Abia north was governor for eight years. On two occasions, he contested for presidency and lost. At other times, he contested the senatorial seat of his zone and lost. The defeats did not whittle his spirit.Providence, however, smiled on him during the build up to the 2019 general elections when he pitched membership with the APC and won the senatorial election. It was a victory that was however, suspected to have been earned dubiously.

But Kalu, according to the Independent National

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Election tribunal judgment saved me from trauma - Jubril

Election tribunal judgment saved me from trauma – Jubril

September 14, 2019 10:03 am
The Guardian, Nigeria reports, and addresses the impostor as President Muhammadu Buhari:

President Buhari did not hide his feelings while playing host to a delegation of State Governors elected under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State House, Abuja, yesterday. The National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole, led the delegation

Apparently elated by the

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Tribunal set to deliver judgment on Okorocha, Izunaso case

Tribunal set to deliver judgment on Okorocha, Izunaso case

September 8, 2019 10:45 am

As the Election Petition Tribunal for the National Assembly concludes arrangement to deliver judgment on some cases relating to Imo state in Abuja, tomorrow, there is serious disquiet in the camps of the parties involved.

After hearing from the petitioners and respondents involved in the various cases, the tribunal has communicated to the concerned counsels of its desire to deliver the judgment in Abuja.

According to details obtained by Sunday Sun, yesterday, in Owerri, the matters where the election of Senator Rochas Okorocha of Imo West Senatorial District is being challenged by Osita Izunaso of the All Progressives Grand Alliance

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Atiku urges tribunal to deliver judgment early on petition

Atiku urges tribunal to deliver judgment early on petition

September 6, 2019 10:53 am

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the last presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has written to President of the Court of Appeal on the need not to allow his petition at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to be caught by constitutional timeline.

Read Also: Atiku’s silence on the Jubril deception and the consequence

THISDAY gathered Thursday that response to the letter, which was received at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday, was still being awaited.

The tribunal had on August 21 reserved judgment in the petition filed by Atiku against the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari as winner of …

Election Tribunal: Obi encourages Nigerians to be hopeful

July 21, 2019 12:03 am

Mr Peter Obi, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Vice Presidential Candidate in the last general elections, has urged Nigerians to keep hope alive as the party will reclaim its mandate through the tribunal.

Obi made the call when he addressed the 8th Stakeholders Meeting of the Anambra Chapter of PDP in Awka on Saturday.

The former two time governor of Anambra, who said PDP was the solution to Nigeria’s political and economic challenges, said the party had a good case at the ongoing tribunal.

“Election in Nigeria is not easy, after the election, you have to still go to court …

INEC boss ignores tribunal as commission tenders documents

INEC boss ignores tribunal as commission tenders documents

July 19, 2019 12:58 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday tendered the documents required by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.

The tribunal had on Wednesday subpoenaed the INEC boss, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Zamfara State to appear with the documents relating to the February 23, 2019 poll. But Yakubu did not appear before the tribunal yesterday.

The order followed an allegation by Chief Chris Uche (SAN), the counsel to the petitioners, the PDP and Atiku, that the respondents were frustrating the matter.

Consequently, the petitioners filed …

Atiku: I’m appealing tribunal verdict to ensure votes count

Tribunal hears objections to Atiku, PDP petition today

June 11, 2019 1:27 am

•Presidency lauds rival’s withdrawal of application

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) yesterday resumed sitting 19 days after its last adjournment with the presiding justice of the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal, Mohammed Lawal Garba, as new chairman.

The pioneer chair and president of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, had recused herself from the panel following a petition by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar alleging likelihood of bias against him and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on account of the judge being married to an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain.

A platform that sponsored Jubril (President …

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