dabiko:


You're the person that's wrong. Court of Appeal ruled that 84 (12) od the electoral act runs contrary to the constitution which says appointees must resign 30days to an election.

Afonja2:
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked all his ministers with political ambitions to resign immediately.

He gave the order today at FEC meeting.

https://twitter.com/toluogunlesi/status/1524356254461833220?t=nK17yc0fWRrN_JsXpdnqtg&s=19

https://twitter.com/toluogunlesi/status/1524356889617780738?t=1MXBbHwDRa5N6q5q835TbA&s=19

Parachoko:
The appeal Court didn't cancel it.

On Bola Ahmed Tinubu Mandate I Stand Gidigba

mach7:
Please explain. Honestly, the judgement seems confusing and different sources are interpreting it in different ways.

Parachoko:
The appeal Court didn't cancel it.

On Bola Ahmed Tinubu Mandate I Stand Gidigba

osinbanjoisaliar:
Fa--fa--fa--Fowl. Appeal court just cancel that part for the electoral act.

GenSpecifics:


Their appointments are at the sole discretion of the President .

Their pre-signed resignation letters were submitted before they even got their appointment letters.

There should be a law that all appointed positions by the executive most be vacated 30days before handover.

Parachoko:
The appeal Court didn't cancel it.

On Bola Ahmed Tinubu Mandate I Stand Gidigba

Parachoko:

On Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT) Erected Manhood I Stand Gidigba

BJanta:


Why do you bother to reply them, they're illiterate ' go-slow' gala hawkers .

osinbanjoisaliar:
Fa--fa--fa--Fowl. Appeal court just cancel that part for the electoral act.

Rawtruth1:
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, vacated the judgement of the Federal High Court in Umuahia, Abia State, which voided the provision of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act, 2022.

The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-man panel of Justices led by Justice Hamma Akawu Barka, held that the high court, acted without jurisdiction.

It held that the Plaintiff, Mr. Nduka Edede, lacked the locus standi to institute the action.

According to the appellate court, Edede, failed to establish any cause of action that warranted him to approach the court on the issue, noting that the plaintiff was unable to prove how he was directly affected by that section of the newly amended Electoral Act.

Consequently, it struck out the suit marked: FHC/UM/CS/26/2022, which Edede filed before the Umuahia court.

Nonetheless, the appellate court, while determining the appeal on the merit, held that the said provision of the electoral law was unconstitutional because it is in breach of Section 42 (1)(a) of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, stressing that the section denied a class of Nigerian citizens their right to participate in election.

The judgment followed an appeal marked: CA/OW/87/2022, which was filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Specifically, section 84(12) of the Electoral Act, 2022, made it mandatory that political office holders must firstly resign from office, before they could vie for any elective position.

It reads: “No political appointee at any level shall be a voting delegate or be voted for at the convention or congress of any political party for the purpose of the nomination of candidates for any election.”

I hope that clears your doubts

osinbanjoisaliar:


Omo owo mi da explain this stori



https://gazettengr.com/appeal-court-axes-section-8412-says-political-appointees-can-contest-primaries-without-resigning/

aribisala0:
Find a literate and educated person in your neighborhood to explain to you

mach7:
Yes, many thanks.

dabiko:


You're the person that's wrong. Court of Appeal ruled that 84 (12) od the electoral act runs contrary to the constitution which says appointees must resign 30days to an election.

osinbanjoisaliar:
Fa--fa--fa--Fowl. Appeal court just cancel that part for the electoral act.

Kilometres:

Even if the appeal court cancelled it.
Are they going to sue Presidential directive?

aribisala0:
It was not a ruling. It was an opinion. It did not give any rulings on the constitutionality of the matter. The court is not a father Christmas.

The only ruling it gave was to overturn the High Court ruling.

The effect is to open the door to a person with jurisdiction to actually challenge the law.