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Tribunal Dismisses Four Petitions Against Wike’s Election by dadaojames(m): 8:11am On Aug 06, 2015 |
The Rivers State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja has dismissed four out of the five petitions filed to challenge the election of Chief Nyesom Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party as the governor of the state. The only surviving petition challenging the declaration of Wike as the winner of the April 11 election is the one filed by the All Progressives Congress and its governorship candidate, Dr. Dakuku Peterside. Though, one of the four petitions marked EPT/RV/GOV/05/2015 was voluntarily withdrawn by the petitioner, Kemka Elenwo, who was KOWA Party’s governorship candidate in the election, the three others were dismissed on technical grounds based on the application by Wike and the PDP. The Justice Mu’azu Pindiga-led tribunal on Wednesday dismissed the fourth petition marked EPT/RV/GOV/03/2015 which was filed by Minaibim Harry of the Social Democratic Party on the grounds that the petition was incompetent. The tribunal held that it lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the petition since the two grounds on which it was anchored were defective because they were not in strict compliance with the provisions of Section 138(1) (a) to (d) of the Electoral Act. The said provision of the Electoral Act prescribes the grounds on which an election petition can be filed. Other petitions that have been dismissed by the tribunal include the one filed by the Labour Party (EPT/RV/GOV/01/2015) and another by the All Progressive Grand Alliance and its candidate, Charles Harry, (EPT/RV/GOV/02/2015). In its ruling on July 31, Justice Pindiga, who dismissed the petition by the Labour Party which fielded Tonye Princewill in the April 11 election, held that the party did not have a candidate for the election having not complied with the requirement under Section 85(1) of the Electoral Act (EA) 2010. It noted that the notice given by the petitioner to INEC of its intention to conduct a primary election from which the petitioner’s candidate purportedly emerged “is less than the mandatory 21 days required by Section 85(1) of the Electoral Act. “By implication, the effect of this non-compliance, is that no valid primary election was conducted and held by the petitioner and its purported candidate.” The tribunal also found that the petitioner did not comply with the required procedure for applying for the issuance of pre-hearing notice, a default which rendered the petition inconsequential. http://www.punchng.com/news/tribunal-dismisses-four-petitions-against-wikes-election/ |
Re: Tribunal Dismisses Four Petitions Against Wike’s Election by madridguy(m): 8:12am On Aug 06, 2015 |
Wike the interim governor of Rivers State. Dakuku should just relax his mind as no one can steel our MANDATE and scot free. We will do anything to recover back our stolen mandate, we have done it before so no shaken about this one. River State belongs to us. APC CHANGE 1 Like |
Re: Tribunal Dismisses Four Petitions Against Wike’s Election by Mynd44: 8:16am On Aug 06, 2015 |
If you ask me, Wike won that election. There might have been irregularities yes but Wike won. No point flogging a dead horse but hey there is always doing it for "Nuisance value" which is fun. 2 Likes |
Re: Tribunal Dismisses Four Petitions Against Wike’s Election by GINJALAND: 8:22am On Aug 06, 2015 |
But Wike won nau Video : Boko Haram Release New Barbaric Video Of Beheading ( Download) http://ginjaland.com/videos/video-boko-haram-release-new-barbaric-video-of-beheading-download 1 Like |
Re: Tribunal Dismisses Four Petitions Against Wike’s Election by 2dillu2(m): 8:28am On Aug 06, 2015 |
Don't tell me wike is winning already |
Re: Tribunal Dismisses Four Petitions Against Wike’s Election by bonechamberlain(m): 8:32am On Aug 06, 2015 |
the last one would soon be dismissed also. |
Re: Tribunal Dismisses Four Petitions Against Wike’s Election by abiambo(m): 8:35am On Aug 06, 2015 |
Rivers people voted for Wike and will do it all over again... dakuku lost d election based on his masters wrong doing... nobody wanted to give amechi a third term in d brick house.. Rivers people suffered hard impunity from that man. He alone is and will be d downfall of Mr peterside. 1 Like |
Re: Tribunal Dismisses Four Petitions Against Wike’s Election by 1shortblackboy: 8:38am On Aug 06, 2015 |
Mynd44:"nuisance value" I like |
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