It is no longer news that Governor Nyesom Wike has filed for an appeal against the judgment of Rivers state election petitions tribunal.
The Justice Ambrosa-led tribunal
in the petition filed by the defeated Rivers state APC governorship candidate, Mr
Dakuku Peterside, will not stand the test of appeal because it
was premised on the elevation
of a mere INEC press statement
above the electoral act, which
legally governs the electoral
process in Nigeria”.
“It was on the premise of the
INEC Press Statement that the
Justice Ambrosa-led Tribunal
opined that the use of both card
reader accreditation and manual
accreditation as done in Rivers
State as well as other states was
wrong. The tribunal failed to
acknowledge the fact that the
Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos
upheld the election of Lagos
State Governor, Akinwunmi
Ambode, with the clear
declaration that the non-use or
non functionality of the card
reader cannot invalidate an
election,
This position has been held in
all other states where the
tribunals declared that
accreditation in an election was
done both by the use of card
readers and the manual process.
Tribunal judgments on
governorship elections in
Nasarawa, Gombe, Ogun, Ebonyi,
Kaduna, Lagos and Enugu States
have been consistent on the
accreditation process. There
was no single state where the
tribunal nullified an election on
the premise of INEC Press
Statement on the card reader
because the Electoral Act
predates the introduction of the
card reader, as spelt out by the
INEC Press Statement.
In the case of Rivers State, the
Justice Ambrosa-led Tribunal
negated the legal process and
used generic considerations of
the hearsay testimonies of a
few ward and local government
collation agents who admitted
in open court that they were
not participants at the polling
units where election took place
to nullify a validly conducted
election.
I see Wike coming out victorious in his appeal and a re-run won't be necessary.
Meanwhile, a similar case was presented to the court of appeal in the agbaje vs ambode case. We all know that ambode won the case. I don't see the appeal court speaking two different languages on the same issue.

seun, lalasticlala, ishilove

All I know is Wike ain't losing that seat to Dakuku the puppet..

menix:
All I know is Wike ain't losing that seat to Dakuku the puppet..

I tink its tym u upgrade n start watchin dis in a 7D rather than a 3D

Teryfik:
I tink its tym u upgrade n start watchin dis in a 7D rather than a 3D

Then let me have the 7D weed u take..

TIME is an AGENT of REVELATION, REALIZATION AND RECOVERY........................ We are watching


TrueSenator has SPOKEN!

Wasting of time

of course.

So many prophet here.seeing things.thy didn't see pmb winning the election.they didn't see ameachi being a minister and they haven't seen a rerun in Rivers.issorait

It will be difficult for APC to win River State, the heart of Niger delta, even with federal might.

wordbank:
Parrot cannot speak for the people of Rivers. The verdict is inevitable

menix:


Then let me have the 7D weed u take..

u neva even fit take 5D na 7D u won take....dey go jst go print ur OBITUARY

Same way they all boasted and analysed GEJ's Victory and he losses woefully. am not surprised.