The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan on Thursday upheld the judgment of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal delivered on Oct. 23 in Abeokuta which upheld the victory of Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun. The five-man panel of the Appeal Court headed by Justice H.M Ogunjimiju unanimously upheld Amosun’s victory and dismissed the appeal filed by Mr Adegboyega Isiaka of PDP.

Ogunjimiju held that Mr Benjamin Ibikunle, the Principal Witness for the appellant was not a credible witness, adding that his testimony could not be relied on by the court. She said that the evidence of PW9 was biased and could not be given any probative value because he informed the court that he was a member of PDP and could go to any length to ensure victory for his party.

The judge said that the report of the witness was inconsistent and that there was no doubt that he did not take part in the inspection of the electoral materials. Ogunjimiju said that the witness indicated to the court that he was not an expert while his testimony indicated an opinion of an expert

The panel said the court could not give any probative value to the testimony of the witness because he was not an expert. It said that only an expert opinion could be given probative value by the court, adding that the tribunal was right in dismissing the petition.

The panel said that there was no place that the number of voters exceeded the number of those accredited and that the election complied with the provisions of the Electoral Act. It said that the appeal lacked merit and dismissed it while declaring Amosun as the winner of the governorship election of April 11.

Cc: lalasticlala

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/appeal-court-upholds-amosuns-victory/

SIA we know who is GNI?

wat is happening in dis country sef

Everything and anything has to be in support of APC now, I guess.

Congrat Gov. Ibikunle Amosun

mictima:
Everything and anything has to be in support of APC now, I guess.

i just dey look you.

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Good news.

OnankpaBa:
Congrat Gov. Ibikunle Amosun

yea... better than Osun Gov

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oluwaSmith1:



yea... better than Osun Gov

B4 ngo?

Na APC him be nau.

Judiciary under apc delivering 'Cash and Carry cum Federal Might Judgement' since May 29th, 2015.

OUR WATCH.

Opinedecandid:
B4 ngo?

Na APC him be nau.

Judiciary under apc delivering 'Cash and Carry cum Federal Might Judgement'

OUR WATCH.

why is that if PDP win, nobody will talk but if reverse is the case people wail?

Give him a medal!!!


He aint different from the rest of them all!!

Congratulations colleague......

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hmmmm

at the end of this year ALMIGHTY GOD WILL DISGRACE APC IN NIGERIA. ALL THIS ELECTION TRIBUNAL,COURT APPEAL AND WITCH HUNTING WILL BE IN VAIN. APC AND PDP WILL FIZZLE OUT. AND ALL NIGERIANS WILL CELEBRATE IT AND BE UNITED.

OnankpaBa:



why is that if PDP win, nobody will talk but if reverse is the case people wail?

Nobody talks now, or no body used to talk before now?

We weren't just born.
Don't be carried away by this 'the more you look, the less you see' Government.

ok

It it were to be a PDP governor now dey'd nullify the election fix a date for the election and in the end it becomes inconclusive..

Buhari God is watching u in 73d...

Opinedecandid:


Nobody talks now, or no body used to talk before now?

We weren't just born.
Don't be carried away by this

i hear you.

It is a well-deserved victory for Amosun: it is audible to the deaf and visible to the blind that he is loved and supported by majority.

God bless Nigeria.

Beehshorp:
It it were to be a PDP governor now dey'd nullify the election fix a date for the election and in the end it becomes inconclusive..

Buhari God is watching u in 73d...

You mean no PDP Governor/Senators has been vindicated so far? You need to wake up from your slumber.

Okay. . .

it's not unexpected, APC-led Judiciary cannot rule against self.

wailer spotted

stephozien:
it's not unexpected, APC-led Judiciary cannot rule against self.