The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has said that “those calling for quick determination of election petitions are plainly ignorant or crassly mischievous”.


Keyamo said it would be impossible to amend laws and rules of court to accommodate such an idea.

He made the assertion on Sunday in a post via his verified Twitter handle.


The statement followed calls by some Nigerians, asking the court to ensure speedy determination of election petitions before it, especially the presidential election.

Some had also argued that May 29 swearing-in should be stopped pending the determination of presidential election petitions.

But Keyamo said “Those who think by such a call they are doing the Petitioners any good, do not realise that they are, in fact doing a great harm to the cases of the Petitioners.”


He wrote, “THOSE CALLING FOR A QUICK DETERMINATION OF ELECTION PETITIONS BEFORE MAY 29TH UNDER OUR PRESENT LAWS ACTUALLY WANT TO DESTROY THE CASES OF THE PETITIONERS.

“Those calling for the determination of the Election Petitions BEFORE the swearing-in ceremonies on MAY 29th under our present electoral laws and Rules of Court and/or procedure are either plainly ignorant or crassly mischievous.

“In future, it is possible to amend our laws and rules of court to accommodate such an idea, but it is clearly IMPOSSIBLE under our present circumstances.


“Those who think by such a call they are doing the Petitioners any good, do not realise that they are, in fact doing a great harm to the cases of the Petitioners.

“It is the Petitioners that need more TIME to prove their cases and not necessarily the defendants. That is why the Petitioners are given 21 days to file and the defendants have 14 days to respond. And the Petitioners have a further 7 days to reply, making a total of 30 days as against the 14 days of the Respondents.


“It follows that in leading evidence in court/Tribunal in support of the Petitions, the Petitioners would also take more time. It is more arduous to prove an Election Petition than to defend it.

“If these characters say a single point (let’s say the FCT 25 percent storm-in-a-teacup issue) should be set down for determination immediately, would the Petitioners’ lawyers agree to withdraw and abandon all other issues raised in their Petition and proceed only with that issue?

“Will they take that risk? Ask them privately. They know better. This is because the rules of Election Petitions do not allow Petitioners to prove their cases piecemeal.

“A Petitioner cannot pursue a single point up to the Supreme Court and after losing, return to the Tribunal or Court and say he/she/it wants to now prove other aspects of the case.

“Even that single point alone CANNOT be determined by the Supreme Court BEFORE MAY 29th because of the time given by the rules for parties to file their Notices of Appeal and exchange their briefs.

“It is indeed only the Respondent that can raise a preliminary objection that can determine the Petition in limine (that is, at the threshold). Even at that, the rules allow the Court/Tribunal to take the objection together with the Petition itself and give one judgment at the end in order to save time.

“So, this is a free advice to the advocates of pre-May 29th determination of the Election Petitions: they are doing the cases of their Principals (the Petitioners) great harm.

“They should realise that just as we say ‘justice delayed is justice denied’, we also say ‘justice rushed is justice crushed’.”

https://dailypost.ng/2023/05/07/may-29-those-demanding-quick-determination-of-petitions-ignorant-keyamo/

Haha

Na so them dense reach,so the tribunal will determine all the cases in one day?,when they were filling cases they don't know that it will take more time.tribunal will determine drug case,election malpractice and rigging,certificate forgery,25% in Abuja,bvas issue all in one day.make dey sleep.

We need to tell that to that imported female lawyer from Russian that Nigeria no be Russia we no Dey rush that case is a one year project

Okay o

E dey sweet you

Keyamo the minister of online social media defender.

depression, Paranoid personality disorder and Dissociative amnesia are some of the health challenges facing by Obidients which includes some respected clergyman, regional leaders and some senior lawyers in aftermath of election defeat. They can't just put defeat behind themselves and think properly. One senior lawyer from South east said court should determine issue of 25% in 14days, I shake my head, so what happened to other grounds of petition or court should be doing it in piecemeal.

muykem:
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Okay

You call Olisah Agbakoba, Aaodoka, Falana and many notable Lawyers ignorant. Na only you be genius, continue

So you believe that propaganda? Why are you guys always gullible?

skedman:
We need to tell that to that imported female lawyer from Russian that Nigeria no be Russia we no Dey rush that case is a one year project

They are very ignorant

They can't sleep with the stolen mandate.
Just returned our mandate to Peter Obi and have your peace of mind

Those calling for the quick determination of the electoral petition are only trying to avoid a situation whereby the president being sacked after 3months of swearing in, thereby creating more staggered elections in Nigeria. Just like many states having different election days.

Ignorant of your criminality of perpetuating the worst grand electoral heist or what? Senior advocate of nonsense who knows zilch.

I have said it before, the opposition supporters are mostly illiterates or half baked educated

KEYAMO, you're more ignorant than the people you are calling ignorant. Infact you're an Ignoramus

Its amazing that a partisan lawyer is against quick determination of a case that can actually be in their favour...

Is this the kind of progress APC envisages?

Racoon:
Ignorant of your criminality of perpetuating the worst grand electoral heist or what? Senior advocate of nonsense who knows zilch.

Did you read?

I doubt you know that tomorrow isn’t for main hearing? Oyetibo, who spoke to our correspondent on Tuesday, said,” Yes the hearing is on Monday, but it’s for a pre-hearing session. The hearing is to clarify if there are any applications before the main hearing will start. The timetable will be set for the hearing of the substantive matters.”

Why would you people just been acting ignorant always..

Election cases take atleast one year before judgement is made.

Keyamo said it would be impossible to amend laws and rules of court to accommodate such an idea.

But it will be possible to break the law and constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria to swearin a candidate that did not meet the requirements of the constitution abi?

You see how empty tinubu gang is?