Atiku Writes Senator Ademola Adeleke Over His Loss At Supreme Court
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has written to console Senator Ademola Adeleke over his loss at Supreme Court in a split decision of five to two members of the panel, on Friday, where the Apex court affirmed Gboyega Oyetola of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as duly elected governor of Osun State. On his verified official Twitter page, the former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of PDP wrote: “I join with people of goodwill all over Nigeria to say to Senator Ademola Adeleke, and the people of the great state of Osun, that we stand with them in good times and
Breaking: Supreme Court Declares Oyetola of APC As Duly Elected Governor of Osun State
The Supreme Court has affirmed Gboyega Oyetola as the authentic winner of the 2018 Osun State governorship election. The court delivered its ruling on Friday, July 5, 2019, as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ademola Adeleke, loses his appeal before the apex court. The apex court in a split decision of five to two members of the panel, on Friday, agreed substantially with the Court of Appeal which ruled that a majority judgement delivered at the tribunal was a nullity. The court said the judge who had read the majority judgement at the tribunal, Peter Obiora, was
Adeleke Vs Oyetola: Police beef up security in Osun ahead of Friday’s Supreme Court’s judgement
The Osun state Police Command, on Thursday, stated that security has been beefed up in the state to prevent any breakdown of law and order ahead of Friday’s Supreme Court’s judgement on the 2018 Osun governorship election. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Folashade Odoro, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the police was fully prepared for the outcome of the petition. “Officers have been placed on red alert and are pro-active to prevent any kind of violence or demonstration in the state. “We will, however, want to urge people of the state to maintain law and order and go
Adeleke Vs Oyetola: APC Leaders Intimidating S’Court Judges Using Buhari’s Name -Group Alleges
A civil society group, the Civil Liberty Union, has raised alarm over alleged harrassments and threats against some members of the Supreme Court panel of Justices presiding over the Osun governorship Appeal by a team allegedly led by a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Southwest and 2 governors one from the South West and the other from North West. The group alleged that the APC leader and the two governors were allegedly using the names of President Muhammadu Buhari to intimidate the Justices to jettison the supremacy of the Constitution and find any way to give
BREAKING: Supreme Court delivers judgment on Osun gov poll July 5
The Supreme Court on Monday fixed July 5 to deliver its judgment on the dispute arising from the September 2018 governorship election in Osun State. The Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate in the said election, Ademola Adeleke, had filed four separate appeals before the apex court to challenge the Abuja Division Court of Appeal’s decision affirming the All Progressives Congress and its Governor Adegboyega Oyetola as the winner of the poll. A seven-man panel of the apex court led by the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, has already heard one of the appeals on Monday. The
Osun Gov Dispute: Supreme Court Hears Adeleke’s Appeal Today
The Supreme Court has scheduled hearing for today (Monday) in the appeal filed by the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ademola Adeleke in the September 2018 governorship election in Osun State. Adeleke is by the appeal, seeking the reversal of the May 9, 2019 majority judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, which upheld the election of Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the Governor of Osun State. Information about the hearing date is contained in notices sent to parties last week by the Registry of the Supreme Court, a copy of which sighted
Supreme Court sacks Umaru (APC) of Niger East Senatorial district
The Supreme Court on Friday declared Mohammed Sani Musa the winner of the last election for the Senate held in the Niger-East Senatorial District of Niger State. The Nation reports that the court set aside the April 8, 2019 judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, which declared Senator David Umaru, ex-Chairman, Senate Committee Chairman on Justice, Human Rights and Legal Matters, the valid candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who won the election. In a unanimous judgment on Friday, a five-man panel of the Supreme Court, led by Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, upheld arguments by Musa’s legal team, led
Just In: Supreme court verdict sparks jubilation in Zamfara
The supreme court verdict nullifying APC’s votes for 2019 elections in Zamfara state has sparked jubilation in Gusau the state capital, Daily Trust has learnt. The motorbike riding jubilants were roaming the street of Gusau, hailing the court verdict, while holding the posters of the candidate of the governorship candidates of peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) Dr Bello Mutawalle Maradun. Residents were also expressing divergent opinions on the verdict with many of them expressing hope for a better administration ahead. “I hope the new administration would make life better for the people. I was not surprised at the verdict owing
Olusola-Eleka vs Fayemi: Supreme Court Delivers Judgement May 24
The Supreme Court on Thursday heard and fixed May 24 for judgment on the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Kolapo Olusola-Eleka challenging the election of Governor Kayode Fayemi. A five-man panel of the apex court which heard the appeal was led the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad. The appeal sought to overturn the concurrent judgments of the Ekiti State Election Petition Tribunal and the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal which had both upheld Fayemi’s election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. The Independent National
Supreme Court delivers judgment on Zamfara APC dispute May 24
The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed May 24 for judgment in the appeals relating to the dispute over the validity of the All Progressives Congress’ primary elections which produced the candidates fielded by the party in the last general elections. The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad led the five-man panel which heard the appeal on Thursday. There had been two conflicting judgments of the Federal High Court in Abuja and the High Court of Zamfara State on whether or not the party conducted valid primaries in the state. The Abuja and Sokoto divisions of the Court of
