Justice M. L Garba Replaces Zainab Bulkachuwa As Presidential Tribunal Begins Sitting
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal is now headed by Justice M. L Garba, who is the Presiding Justice of the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal. Garba, who appeared on the five-man panel for the first time on Monday, replaces the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa. Bulkachuwa had withdrawn from the panel on May 22 following allegation of likelihood of bias levelled against her by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate in the February 23 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The petitioners are challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives
Tribunal: After 18 Days Of Waiting, Bulkachuwa Names Her Replacement
* Fixes a date for hearing in a time-bound presidential election petition * Litigants May Lose Faith, says Omoregie * Lawyers Knock Bulkachuwa Over Delay After 18 days of waiting anxiously for Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa to name her replacement and fix a date for hearing in a time-bound presidential election petition, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar can now heave a sigh of relief. This followed news that the tribunal has issued and served notice on all parties concerned for the commencement of hearing tomorrow in a proceeding that has 180 days life-span, starting from
Atiku May Drag Bulkachuwa To NJC Over Delayed Replacement of Tribunal’s Chairman
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is weighing his options on how to get the Court of Appeal, which is serving as the tribunal of first instance, to proceed with the hearing of his petition, challenging the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari as the winner of the February 23 presidential election. The hearing of the petition suffered a major setback on May 22 when the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, recused herself from the tribunal’s sitting, after the judicial panel had delivered judgment in a petition in which Atiku and
Atiku, PDP write Bulkachuwa over delayed tribunal hearing
The legal team of the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is disturbed by the continued delay in replacing the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, on the five-man panel of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal. Worried that a replacement had yet to be provided for her on the panel over one week after her withdrawal, the petitioners told SUNDAY PUNCH on Saturday that they had written to the President of the Court of Appeal expressing their concern over the delay. Justice Bulkachuwa has the exclusive power to appoint a judge of the
Tribunal: Justice Bulkachuwa Rules Against Atiku To Avoid Future Reoccurrence
* But Says “I am recusing myself from the panel for personal reasons”. * Directs other panel members to continue with the preliminary case pending appointment of new chairman The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, on Wednesday withdrew as a member of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. This followed allegations of likelihood of bias leveled against her by the Peoples Democratic Party, and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Although the five-man panel of the tribunal, in a unanimous ruling dismissed the application, but Bulkachuwa, said she was withdrawing for “personal reasons”. Justice Olabisi Ige, who
A’Court President, Justice Bulkachuwa withdraws from presidential election tribunal
The President of the Court of Appeal, Zainab Bulkachuwa, has recused herself from presiding or being a member of the presidential election petition tribunal. Her decision follows a petition by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Both parties are challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the February presidential election. Mrs Bulkachuwa’s husband is a senator-elect of the governing All Progressives Congress, a ground upon which Mr Abubakar and the PDP asked her to recuse herself. The judge announced her decision to recuse herself on Wednesday despite the panel ruling against the PDP. Details later…
Bulkachuwa’s son campaigned for Buhari, Atiku, PDP tell tribunal
The Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Friday told the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja that Aliyu Haidar Abubakar, son of the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, campaigned for President Muhammadu Buhari ahead of the February 23 presidential poll. They alleged that Abubakar was not only a card-carrying member of the All Progressives Congress, but also contested the party’s governorship primary election in Gombe State. They informed the tribunal that they had attached the Facebook printout of the wall of the said biological son of Bulkachuwa showing his campaign posts,
