Tribunal Gives Obi, Atiku Final Date To Prove Case Else…
To ensure a speedy hearing and judgment of the Presidential Electoral Petition, the Tribunal has given an ultimatum for the hearing and ruling on the petitions filed by the Labour … Read More
To ensure a speedy hearing and judgment of the Presidential Electoral Petition, the Tribunal has given an ultimatum for the hearing and ruling on the petitions filed by the Labour … Read More
Also, the party implored the court to reverse the Court of Appeal judgment, led by Justice James Abundaga, which held that the party failed to establish its locus standi.
It insisted that the contest for National Assembly leadership must be thrown open to all members from the six geo-political zones of the country.
The party urged Abians to remain calm and peaceful “as we await the judgment of the Election Petition Tribunal and we are very sure that justice would be served at the end”.
The judge ruled that the party’s failure to submit its membership register to the INEC within 30 days before their primaries made the process null and void.
“Democracy is now under serious threat with this imposition concocted by the outgoing Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, and the NWC to further compound the grave political situation in Nigeria.” He said
When the matter was called, Obi stood up to announce his appearance followed by Dudu Manuga, the National Women’s Leader of the Party who sat close to Obi.
Akpabio stated this on Tuesday evening in his speech during a meeting with the APC Non-Serving Senators Group in Abuja.
This was made known in a statement by the Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, on Monday.
He stated this during the unveiling of the book, ‘Peter Obi: many voices, one perspective’ in Anambra State.
The group also urged lawmakers from the zone to reject former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, while declaring their candidate.
He added that the position of senate president represents the third position in the hierarchy of our current democratic dispensational and that this position “carries considerable weight in discharging vital constitutional responsibilities and charting the right course for our national development.”
Recall that Dokubo-Asari had earlier opined that “If The Senate Presidency Does Not Go To The South-east, Tinubu Might Be Trapped” –
The Bishop also noted that the nation is on the brink of collapse under the regime of Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).
This was contained in a three-point resolution adopted by the SDP newly-inaugurated 12-member Caretaker Committee in Delta State, headed by Mrs. Esther Ikule, at the end of the committee’s inaugural meeting held on Saturday at the party’s Delta Central Secretariat along Warri-Sapele Road.
The party further suspended more three of its top members for anti-party activity.
The wages of anti-party activities have always not end in the favour of the members as the political parties don’t spare time to get rid of traitors amongst themselves. Various … Read More
This occurs while the 29th of May is fast approaching for the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu.
His archrival Atiku Abubakar made this development known in a new suit filed before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal for the 2023 polls.
The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared that Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes to win the election.