Eze Okafor, for failing to tender the 10 BiVAS machines as demanded by thetribunal, leaving thetribunal to rely on the evidence supplied by the Labour Party and its candidate, Chijioke Edeoga to decide whether there was overvoting in the affected
Nigerian Afrobeat entertainer Davido has reacted to the ongoing presidential election tribunal in Nigeria. Nigerian Afrobeat entertainer Davido has reacted to the ongoing presidential election tribunal in Nigeria.
He urged thetribunal to invalidate the votes cast for both politicians and declare him the winner. Recall that on August 12, Counsels adopted their final written addresses before theTribunal.
In May, Newsmen reported that the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal merged the petitions submitted by the various political parties while giving the pre-hearing report on the petition and presenting the trial schedule.
Delivering the judgment on Wednesday in Katsina, thetribunal chairman, Justice L.M. Boufini, said that thetribunal was convinced that there were election irregularities during the May 20, 2017, bye-election into the constituency.
Arguments, prayers before thetribunalThetribunal had since August 1 reserved judgement after parties in the suit adopted their final written addresses.
Having been earlier sacked by the state governorship election petition tribunal, the governor who approached the Court of Appeal seeking to upturn thetribunal's judgment is the appellant before the appellate court.
While some allege it was a ploy to tinker with the verdict, some others argue that thetribunal needed time to critically study the arguments of the parties in the dispute.
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) will finally announce its ruling on the legitimacy of the election of President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, September 6, 2023.
Following the decision of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday, popular comedian Lawrence Oluwaseyitan Aletile, aka Seyi Law, insulted followers of opposition political parties.
Recall that the election of Melaye had been nullified by the Kogi State National Assembly/State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal. Thetribunal also ordered a fresh election in Kogi West Senatorial District. Instagram post.