DrownedFish:
Insecurity was sited as a reason to hold the primaries in ABJ just as Insecurity was sited as the reas Rivers and Akwa ibom Tribunals were held in Abj

You can join PDP are they sleep in court. It is mama taraba all the way.

True. MTN must pay. That is one-quarter of next years budget ready. Tomorrow if the flout our laws, we will double it

No-Love-For-EmptyN

likata:
am forced to say that if care is not taken,the end of Nigeria is near.section 140(2) clearly states that the second should not be declared winnner but a rerun.

we are really in a bigger problem

BTW...we already have a template of how this case should be handled of which Apc 'hero' Amaechi was a beneficiary.

A Re-Run with who? Someone that should never have been a Candidate? Or have PDP do another Primaries? Will he still participate? Will he remain a governor till the re-run?

OP, it is Mama Taraba all the way!

lalasticlala this is good for HQ.

Immediately I was that picture. And when a Pastor promised to open the Gate of Hell.

Mogidi:
Give me a shout when people from Taraba state starts celebrating. Judging from Tarabans on Nairaland, celebration is last thing on their minds right now, ask PRYCE.

Just like those who told us it was "GEJ Till 2019" and "No vacancy in 2015" - we do not expect them to celebrate.

kokoA:
I'm a supporter of Mama Taraba but I think PDP may win this appeal o. It is the political parties that are voted for not the candidate. The case of Ameachi vs Omehia can be used as an example. Omehia won the election on the platform of PDP but Ameachi later reclaimed his victory because omehia wasn't the right PDP flagbearer. Why was the party with the second highest number of vote not sworn in?

@Bold:
You still miss it - the party flawed in the process of selecting their candidate.

Mama Taraba defeated the Candidate, the PDP and all other Candidates that contested the PDP Primaries. No need to cry when the Head is off.

A round of applause to her - she too much

Mogidi:
Am positive the tribunal's verdict would be overturned on appeal, the verdict makes no logical sense.

Please avoid False hopes. It is good for your well-being.

Mogidi:
I know this verdict will be upturned in an appeal, plenty time to celebrate.

Nigerians are celebrating today, you should join us. By tomorrow, the Eaglets will make us proud too. Buhari will be receiving the victorious Eaglets as a Head of State and Civilian President. I hope you are not betting against Nigeria?

For me when Witches and Wizards were supporting Jonathan and the PDP, I knew PDP were in one big ride to the gates of hell.

What event, action or development gave you the feeling that PDP are in for a big descend?

Mogidi:
If I were you I won't be celebrating what we all know is a prepared script from the headquarters of APC. There would be an appeal, you don't overturn a 39,000 deficit basing judgements on technicalities.

In Wars and Politics, little victories in battles wins the War. Am sure if PDP won today, you will not be this apprehensive and melancholic.

Mogidi:


This would be going straight to the appeal court. Can't see how an election tribunal would overturn a popular mandate basing its judgement on intra party irregularity.

That intra party exercise is a part and parcel or the Electoral Process. If it is faulty as you have admitted its irregularity, then whatever is built upon it is flawed.

When APC is done with PDP, their Primaries will become transparent by force

chukwudi44:

I don't see mama Taraba getting outright victory at the higher courts!! The best results they can get is a 're-run which me and you know Taraba would never vote in a muslim Governor

Unless PDP will prove that they had their Primaries in Jalingo and not Taraba, then she has this on lockdown

Mogidi:


Wow!!
Great contribution.

Have you seen how your hopes have been dashed twice in a day Hahahahaha

So stop celebrating adulterated section of the constitution.

nameo:
This explanation, if that is what we should properly call it, would means that the choice of the MAJORITY of Tarabans were NOT taken into account over the crucial matter of whom will rule over them in a DEMOCRACY!!! How can anybody justify declaring the votes of majority of voters in an election as "invalid" based on some technicality on the part of one the actors in said election. What then is the real meaning of DISENFRANCHISEMENT?

And over what really? That one if the parties hekd its primaries in Abuja instead of Jalingo when ironically the same tribunal that gave judgement end it's own sitting in that same Abuja instead of Jalingo!!

This doesn't look fair at all. But there again this is about the law and facts, and we hopefully will have to wait for the Lawyers to argue all these all the way to the Supreme Court.

@Bold:
Does it mean that if "majority" of Tarabans cast their votes for UDP that did not file a candidate, the Tribunal will give it to UDP because "majority" thumbprinted for them?

sunnyb0b0:
Let's assume the process of the PDP primaries was flawed, did Aisha ask the tribunal to disqualify Ishaku based on that reason? Did she present the validity of the PDP candidate as reason for her yo be declared winner on initiating the action?

What do you think her Lawyers were doing? Listen by holding the primaries in Abuja instead of Jalingo means it is illegal. No it does not matter who emerged 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th in that Primary.

If it held in Jalingo and the winner was not the candidate filled, we would have had an Amaechi 2.0 in our hands. But the issue here is that a Primary that should hold in Jalingo was hijacked to Abuja. So no matter who had emerged, the person would still be disqualified.

Go to court and sleep there.

sunnyb0b0:
Ishaku remains the governor as long as appeal is lodged within 21 days and will remain so until appeal is exhausted. This is judicial rascally of the highest order.

APC is taking Nigeria back to pre GEJ era where the govt on power influenced election tribunals.

Same way Rivers state election tribunal refused to throw out Dakuku's petition even though he was not validly nominated by APC as his nomination contravened section 85 (1) of the Electoral Act.

People give Bribe in Nigeria even when they are right because they are impatient.

My take is that the legal process will take it course, when the chips are down, it is Mama Taraba all the Way! PDP cannot re-write the history of how they chose their candidate. I will not be surprised is aggrieved PDP members gave her details of this loophole.

Like in Terminator, killing Serah Conner will mean the Commander will not exist in future. Now exposing the illegality that brought in the PDP candidate means no need to waste time counting the votes or seeking a Re-Run

IyaIode:
In the case of national assembly elections[b][/b], does the victory belong to the candidate or the party?

egift

It will be a Victory for the Party, the Candidate and all those who voted for him.

And as you already know, if the Candidate decamps to another party, the victory is now for him, his supporters and his new party.

sunnyb0b0:
Your assertion is flawed and those not hold water. It is the right of a party to present a candidate for any given election, any objection to the process of the primaries should be challenged on court. The Taraba tribunal judgement cannot stand and shall be upturned.

Oya go to court and sleep there

Explaining Taraba Tribunal Judgement In Simple Terms
https://www.nairaland.com/2720198/explaining-taraba-tribunal-judgement-simple

Nobody can stop a destiny whose time has come.

HIGHESTPOPORI:
All this happening becos Apc is now in Power,it suits them,they don't want opposition,thank God Biafra has come!

You are used to PDP subverting the Truth. APC is here to bring Change to that. God bless Nigeria.

HIGHESTPOPORI:
Yes She is Apc candidate, but lost d election ? Buhari is trying to impose her as a muslim.The PDP was removed even after the tribunal agreed they won d election but their votes are wasted because they didn't conduct primary in Taraba,but the tribunal itself refused to sit in Taraba,Apc has turned d Judiciary to a Joke

Lost which election. For your mind. The Electoral Tribunal is a part and parcel of the Electoral Process. Go educate yourself.

Due to some folks not understanding what Taraba Governorship Election Tribunal meant, here it is in a simple term:

Explaining Invalid Votes
In any given Election, any voter that thumbprints erroneously, inappropriately or for parties that did not file in candidates for the election - all such votes are regarded Invalid Votes.

PDP Got Invalid Votes In Taraba
In the eyes of the Law, PDP had no Candidate in that election - Why? Because the process they used in selecting a candidate to represent the party was flaw. As Jonathan and his crew tried so hard to use the PDP Governorship Tickets in attracting favours, loyalty and support across Nigeria, in order to execute that of Taraba, the PDP primaries was moved to Abuja to ensure the pre-determined outcome came to pass. And this contravenes the law.

The Result:
So what that mean is that all the voters that thumbprint for PDP on the ballot paper in the Governorship election were just wasting their time and energy. By law, their votes were Invalid Votes (or put it this way - Wasted Votes).

So anyone that wants to hijack the electoral process in future can think twice. Kudos Mama Taraba for having a great legal team that saw this loophole.

God bless Nigeria.

cc: lalasticlala

HIGHESTPOPORI:
The tribunal called PDP votes, Wasted Votes because they didn't do their primary in Taraba,what kind of Judgement is that? When PDP as a Party won d election,Apc wants to use d backdoor to claim d mandate,is dis d Change now?

Have you ever heard of Invalid Votes in an Election? By the eyes of the Law, PDP had no Candidate in that election (due to flawed process used in electing their candidate). So all the voters that thumbprint PDP on the ballot paper in that election were just wasting their time and energy.

HIGHESTPOPORI:
How did Apc produce her when she didn't win d election?

She is an APC Candidate. So she is produced by APC and not PDP. Try another dubious spin

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airsaylongcon:


Was Etiaba elected to an office before Obi was impeached? Was that Office legally entitled to become guv if the incumbent guv was impeached?

As for becoming the longest serving female guv, it isn't by how long but by how well. Besides who says she might be alive by this time tomorrow?

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Stop wailing APC has produced the First Democratically Elected Female Governor in Nigeria.

No amount of Wailing will change this.

airsaylongcon:
But to say she is the first democratically elected is to be unfair to Etiaba.

In which election did Etiaba contested to be elected a governor? Who was her opponent? While Etiaba is the first Female Governor, she is not the First Democratically Elected Female Governor in Nigeria.

Don't forget Mama Taraba will soon become the Longest Serving Female Governor in Nigeria.

Records are meant to be broken. APC doing Nigerians proud in all corners

All we do is Win, Win and Win - irrespective of the rigging of the PDP

SirWere:
Sadly, the 50 kobo generation folks will still have the old mindset of the husband is Lord and master over her. Thank God, my generation isn't that backward

At Home, the man's Lordship cannot and will never be questioned. He remains the Oga at the Top. But in Government House, Madam is completely in Charge.

Djicemob:
What do you take nairaland for asking for this trash to be on frontpage?

A recycle bin?

Pain is written allover your keyboard. God bless Mama Taraba for dismantling the manipulative fingers of the PDP. In Enugu PDP had 4 candidates emerging from the Primaries. Mama Piss and Jonah's efforts for use party ticket to buy into Aso Rock is hitting the Rocks every single day.