APM v. INEC, APC, Tinubu, Shettima & Masari:

The Petitioner's case rests on the sole ground of alleged invalid nomination of Tinubu's running mate, Sen. Kashim Shettima.

Petitioner claimed that Shettima's nomination as Tinubu's running mate was in breach of the provisions of the Electoral Act and Constitution.

The issue of qualification or nomination of any candidate is a pre-election matter and should have gone to the Federal High Court.

Even if this court has jurisdiction on issue of nomination of 3rd
Respondent (Shettima), the matter is statute barred and
incompetent. The petitioner's suit should have been filed within
14 days after the cause of action as required by law.

Section 84(3) of the Electoral Act says that a political party shall
not impose nomination qualification or disqualification criteria
outside of those in the Constitution. The provision applicable to
qualification and disqualification in an election petition are
sections 131 and 137 of the Constitution.

The petitioner (APM) has no locus standi to challenge the
nomination of the candidate of another political party (APC).
They lack locus standi to raise issue of valid nomination of
Kashim Shettima.

The issue of double nomination against Sen. Shettima was settled by the apex court in the case of PDP Vs. APC & Ors. and cannot be relitigated any further (In this case, the Supreme court held that "section 284(14)(c) of the constitution does not extend to a party poking into the affairs of another party, no matter how pained and disgruntled it may be."

Political parties are not enjoined to conduct fresh primaries to produce a new Vice-Presidential candidate as it is the sole discretion of a Presidential candidate to nominate his associate and it is not subject to primaries per section 142 of the Constitution.

The 5th Respondent Masari should not to have been joined as a party as there is no claim against him.

Summary
Petition does not disclose reasonable cause of action
Grounds for petition are incompetent
Petitioner failed to prove the lone ground of his petition
Petition is an abuse of court process
Petition liable to struck out for being incompetent
Petition by APM is devoid of any merit and dismissed.

Source: PLAC

Our judiciary have failed humanity.

😅😂🤣

Next will be supreme Court Interpretation on the same issue. Ahmed Lawan, Tambuwal, Godswill Akpabio, Kashim Shettima nominations are fraudulent

NIGERIA IS A ROGUE NATION.

Wailing go full ground today

We expected it just go on

nairalandkachy1:


Source: PLAC

As expected by the judiciary

APM's petition is just a distraction anyway. Only LP's petition hold a little water. Since obi and atiku is absent we already know the outcome. Lets move on with our lives jare

Labour Party National Assembly members will be happy at this verdict.

There is not a more hopeless country in the universe. At the end of today, the criminals will pat themselves on the back and the docile citizens will continue adjusting to more suffering.

What of other charges

Atiku and Obi's petition are being bloodied as I type.

How can you approach the Tribunal without clear cut evidence. The Tribunal Judge was so clear and pointed out the loopholes in their petition.

For instance, Atiku claimed his votes were reduced without citing exact number of votes that was reduced and the pooling booth it took place.
The tribunal said it was too generic, evasive, frivolous and lacks substance.

Waste of time!


This PEPT is a waste of time! Damn! In their judgement on APM's petition, they literally said they don't have the jurisdiction to determine if a candidate is qualified or disqualified, that the High court should have handled the case as it's pre election not post election matter.

The major part of Peter Obi's petition is pre-election matter.

Cool

ReacherSaidNoth:
There is not a more hopeless country in the universe.

You want to become a judge in your own case?

Rotten Judicial system.
Corrupt country full of old rickety corrupt people.

Ok,this does not concern us.

Cry me river. Bucket full.

HarryGleb:
Our judiciary have failed humanity.

HarryGleb:
Our judiciary have failed humanity.

By upholding the law..Right?

No evidence... Get close to ur love ones, depression is real..

One down

Hmmmm

Na elupee remain

Corruption at work

Ok

I wish the world court can take over

Bribery