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Re: Confusion In Ebonyi As Court Voids PDP Primaries, Order Fresh Election In 14 Day by HugeDan(m): 10:35pm On Dec 07, 2022
Another life line given to PDP. They should chose amongst the people that bought guber form and fro IZZI clan, a formidable candidate that will give APC and Nwifuru a run for their money.
Re: Confusion In Ebonyi As Court Voids PDP Primaries, Order Fresh Election In 14 Day by Donake: 10:40pm On Dec 07, 2022
Is this judgement coming after a supreme court judgement recognising odii as PDP authentic candidate?

Are we live or in the present past? Why would it be justice nyako this time from a lower court?

Election seasons bring different drama but this is unacceptable.
Re: Confusion In Ebonyi As Court Voids PDP Primaries, Order Fresh Election In 14 Day by fergie001: 11:20pm On Dec 07, 2022
Confirmedzombie:
The judgement is on a different matter which has to do with the PDP EXCOs that conducted the election.

It has nothing to override the supreme court judgement.

The judgement is in order
It is not on a different matter.
It will be thrown out.
Re: Confusion In Ebonyi As Court Voids PDP Primaries, Order Fresh Election In 14 Day by fergie001: 11:37pm On Dec 07, 2022
garfield1:
No,it is on a different matter

The Supreme Court has ruled severally that Ward delegates elections, primaries and nomination of Candidates for elections are exclusive responsibilities of the NWC/NEC of the Political Party.

The State Working Committee (SWC) has absolutely no business with any.
See Supreme Court decisions in Ufomba v INEC, Emenike v PDP, APC & Or V Kabiru Gaya & 179 Ors.

Background of the Case:
1. Election was conducted into the SWC of the Party in October 2021.

2. Silas Onu contested and lost the Ebonyi State PDP Chairmanship seat against Tochukwu Okorie.

3. Onu approached the FHC that Okorie purchased his form after the closing date.

4. In April, the FHC ruled that Onu was Chairman and disqualified Okorie.

5. PDP NWC obeyed the Court order and recognised Onu whilst Okorie appealed the decision.

6. Ward delegates were concluded and they voted in the Presidential Primaries.

7. PDP set May 28 & 29 for National Assembly & Governorship Primaries.

8. On May 23, Appeal Court ruled on status quo ante bellum i.e. restating Okorie as Ebonyi PDP Chairman on the interim.

9. Okorie insisted that there will be another Ward Delegates election. Again, PDP informed INEC of the reinstatement of Okorie on May 31.

10. On the 28th, National Assembly Primaries held and a Governorship Primaries held on the 29th whilst Primary was ongoing with INEC officials and results about to be announced, PDP called INEC to stop the Primaries.

11. Results were released and PDP decided to conduct another Primary on 4th & 5th.

12. The winners approached the Court to affirm their election, without members of the other faction as Parties to the suit. When they applied for joinder, the Judge refused.

13. The new Primaries of June 4 & 5 held, those who won in May boycotted the Primaries since the case was still in Court.

14. On June 7, Court affirmed the Primaries of May.

15. Ogba and the others who held their Primaries in June approached the Appeal Court with a Notice of Appeal.

16. The Appeal Court set aside the judgement of the FHC and ordered a retrial.

17. After the retrial with Ogba & co, the FHC still insisted on its initial judgement, upholding the May primaries and nullifying that of June.

18. Ogba appeals the judgement, and the Appeal Court ruled in July that it is the Party who determines the Candidate to fly its flag.

19. PDP submits to INEC the names of those who participated in the June Primaries.

20. Those who won the May primaries approach the Supreme Court.

21. Supreme Court rules in their favour. The Supreme Court insisted that when you want to appeal a case in which you were not a Party at the lower Court, you must first obtain the leave of Court to Appeal i.e. to be joined in the suit.

Failure to obtain leave of Court before appealing as a non-party having an interest in the matter renders the appeal incompetent. That means anything that happened after 15 above was inconsequential.

22. in August, the Appeal Court restored Okorie as substantive Chairman of Ebonyi PDP.

23. This is today's ruling:
The judgment followed a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1319/2021, filed by Mr. Okoroafor Tochukwu Okorie against the PDP and INEC.
Justice Nyako agreed with counsel to the plaintiff, Okoro Mkemakolam that the cancelled PDP primary in Ebonyi state was conducted in flagrant disobedience of the order of the Court of Appeal, staying the execution of the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, declaring Joseph Onu as the Ebonyi State Chairman of the party.

Okorie is trying to invite the Courts into the leadership contest of the Party and the Court should not have granted their wish.

-SWC do not conduct elections or Primaries.

-The suit is between Tochukwu Okorie v PDP & INEC. Okorie is not an Aspirant and hence has no locus to challenge Primaries of the Party.

- He also did not file the suit within 14 days after the cause of action.


Aiel123
Engineerboat
Kyase

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Re: Confusion In Ebonyi As Court Voids PDP Primaries, Order Fresh Election In 14 Day by engineerboat(m): 12:25am On Dec 08, 2022
fergie001:

The Supreme Court has ruled severally that Ward delegates elections, primaries and nomination of Candidates for elections are exclusive responsibilities of the NWC/NEC of the Political Party.

The State Working Committee (SWC) has absolutely no business with any.
See Supreme Court decisions in Ufomba v INEC, Emenike v PDP, APC & Or V Kabiru Gaya & 179 Ors.

Background of the Case:
1. Election was conducted into the SWC of the Party in October 2021.

2. Silas Onu contested and lost the Ebonyi State PDP Chairmanship seat against Tochukwu Okorie.

3. Onu approached the FHC that Okorie purchased his form after the closing date.

4. In April, the FHC ruled that Onu was Chairman and disqualified Okorie.

5. PDP NWC obeyed the Court order and recognised Onu whilst Okorie appealed the decision.

6. Ward delegates were concluded and they voted in the Presidential Primaries.

7. PDP set May 28 & 29 for National Assembly & Governorship Primaries.

8. On May 23, Appeal Court ruled on status quo ante bellum i.e. restating Okorie as Ebonyi PDP Chairman on the interim.

9. Okorie insisted that there will be another Ward Delegates election. Again, PDP informed INEC of the reinstatement of Okorie on May 31.

10. On the 28th, National Assembly Primaries held and a Governorship Primaries held on the 29th whilst Primary was ongoing with INEC officials and results about to be announced, PDP called INEC to stop the Primaries.

11. Results were released and PDP decided to conduct another Primary on 4th & 5th.

12. The winners approached the Court to affirm their election, without members of the other faction as Parties to the suit. When they applied for joinder, the Judge refused.

13. The new Primaries of June 4 & 5 held, those who won in May boycotted the Primaries since the case was still in Court.

14. On June 7, Court affirmed the Primaries of May.

15. Ogba and the others who held their Primaries in June approached the Appeal Court with a Notice of Appeal.

16. The Appeal Court set aside the judgement of the FHC and ordered a retrial.

17. After the retrial with Ogba & co, the FHC still insisted on its initial judgement, upholding the May primaries and nullifying that of June.

18. Ogba appeals the judgement, and the Appeal Court ruled in July that it is the Party who determines the Candidate to fly its flag.

19. PDP submits to INEC the names of those who participated in the June Primaries.

20. Those who won the May primaries approach the Supreme Court.

21. Supreme Court rules in their favour. The Supreme Court insisted that when you want to appeal a case in which you were not a Party at the lower Court, you must first obtain the leave of Court to Appeal i.e. to be joined in the suit.

Failure to obtain leave of Court before appealing as a non-party having an interest in the matter renders the appeal incompetent. That means anything that happened after 15 above was inconsequential.

22. in August, the Appeal Court restored Okorie as substantive Chairman of Ebonyi PDP.

23. This is today's ruling:
The judgment followed a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1319/2021, filed by Mr. Okoroafor Tochukwu Okorie against the PDP and INEC.
Justice Nyako agreed with counsel to the plaintiff, Okoro Mkemakolam that the cancelled PDP primary in Ebonyi state was conducted in flagrant disobedience of the order of the Court of Appeal, staying the execution of the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, declaring Joseph Onu as the Ebonyi State Chairman of the party.

Okorie is trying to invite the Courts into the leadership contest of the Party and the Court should not have granted their wish.

-SWC do not conduct elections or Primaries.

-The suit is between Tochukwu Okorie v PDP & INEC. Okorie is not an Aspirant and hence has no locus to challenge Primaries of the Party.

- He also did not file the suit within 14 days after the cause of action.


Aiel123
Engineerboat
Kyase


Exactly, this is the reason why I said, it will soon be thrown out.

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Re: Confusion In Ebonyi As Court Voids PDP Primaries, Order Fresh Election In 14 Day by Johnnyessence(m): 12:36am On Dec 08, 2022
oshozondii:


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Odii will appeal the judgement and the court of Appeal will thrown out the judgement of the federal high court here. Supreme Court of justice has decide on the case 2 months ago. Odii will still win both the appeal court and Supreme Court of justice. This federal high court judgement will never hold any water.

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Re: Confusion In Ebonyi As Court Voids PDP Primaries, Order Fresh Election In 14 Day by Kyase(m): 2:27am On Dec 08, 2022
fergie001:

The Supreme Court has ruled severally that Ward delegates elections, primaries and nomination of Candidates for elections are exclusive responsibilities of the NWC/NEC of the Political Party.

The State Working Committee (SWC) has absolutely no business with any.
See Supreme Court decisions in Ufomba v INEC, Emenike v PDP, APC & Or V Kabiru Gaya & 179 Ors.

Background of the Case:
1. Election was conducted into the SWC of the Party in October 2021.

2. Silas Onu contested and lost the Ebonyi State PDP Chairmanship seat against Tochukwu Okorie.

3. Onu approached the FHC that Okorie purchased his form after the closing date.

4. In April, the FHC ruled that Onu was Chairman and disqualified Okorie.

5. PDP NWC obeyed the Court order and recognised Onu whilst Okorie appealed the decision.

6. Ward delegates were concluded and they voted in the Presidential Primaries.

7. PDP set May 28 & 29 for National Assembly & Governorship Primaries.

8. On May 23, Appeal Court ruled on status quo ante bellum i.e. restating Okorie as Ebonyi PDP Chairman on the interim.

9. Okorie insisted that there will be another Ward Delegates election. Again, PDP informed INEC of the reinstatement of Okorie on May 31.

10. On the 28th, National Assembly Primaries held and a Governorship Primaries held on the 29th whilst Primary was ongoing with INEC officials and results about to be announced, PDP called INEC to stop the Primaries.

11. Results were released and PDP decided to conduct another Primary on 4th & 5th.

12. The winners approached the Court to affirm their election, without members of the other faction as Parties to the suit. When they applied for joinder, the Judge refused.

13. The new Primaries of June 4 & 5 held, those who won in May boycotted the Primaries since the case was still in Court.

14. On June 7, Court affirmed the Primaries of May.

15. Ogba and the others who held their Primaries in June approached the Appeal Court with a Notice of Appeal.

16. The Appeal Court set aside the judgement of the FHC and ordered a retrial.

17. After the retrial with Ogba & co, the FHC still insisted on its initial judgement, upholding the May primaries and nullifying that of June.

18. Ogba appeals the judgement, and the Appeal Court ruled in July that it is the Party who determines the Candidate to fly its flag.

19. PDP submits to INEC the names of those who participated in the June Primaries.

20. Those who won the May primaries approach the Supreme Court.

21. Supreme Court rules in their favour. The Supreme Court insisted that when you want to appeal a case in which you were not a Party at the lower Court, you must first obtain the leave of Court to Appeal i.e. to be joined in the suit.

Failure to obtain leave of Court before appealing as a non-party having an interest in the matter renders the appeal incompetent. That means anything that happened after 15 above was inconsequential.

22. in August, the Appeal Court restored Okorie as substantive Chairman of Ebonyi PDP.

23. This is today's ruling:
The judgment followed a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1319/2021, filed by Mr. Okoroafor Tochukwu Okorie against the PDP and INEC.
Justice Nyako agreed with counsel to the plaintiff, Okoro Mkemakolam that the cancelled PDP primary in Ebonyi state was conducted in flagrant disobedience of the order of the Court of Appeal, staying the execution of the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, declaring Joseph Onu as the Ebonyi State Chairman of the party.

Okorie is trying to invite the Courts into the leadership contest of the Party and the Court should not have granted their wish.

-SWC do not conduct elections or Primaries.

-The suit is between Tochukwu Okorie v PDP & INEC. Okorie is not an Aspirant and hence has no locus to challenge Primaries of the Party.

- He also did not file the suit within 14 days after the cause of action.


Aiel123
Engineerboat
Kyase

These courts will be dishing out judgement like newbies
Why don't they follow from what the supreme court has passed over the years

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Re: Confusion In Ebonyi As Court Voids PDP Primaries, Order Fresh Election In 14 Day by 5starMan: 6:45am On Dec 08, 2022
fuckJones:
You say you would have voted for Tinubu if not for his age, you accept he is sharp & still "has it".....
Now I am asking you..... is he going into the presidency to carry cement & Iron rods?
He is sick, no reasonable person votes a sick old man who can't remember anything he says within minutes.
Use your head.
And moreover he is also a klepto...
A drug baron
And a tout
Re: Confusion In Ebonyi As Court Voids PDP Primaries, Order Fresh Election In 14 Day by deeva2: 9:21am On Dec 08, 2022
Tinubu contested the APC primaries against the sitting Vice President, senate president, current/former governors…and he defeated them embarrassingly. Yet you think this man would lose to Obi that ran away from his party primaries to go pick an awoof ticket? c’mon be serious!

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Re: Confusion In Ebonyi As Court Voids PDP Primaries, Order Fresh Election In 14 Day by benjanny(m): 3:29pm On Dec 08, 2022
Rubbish

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