Inspiration 92.3 FM

October 26, 2023

October 26, 2023 IFMNEWS

Scoring 25% Of Votes In FCT Not Mandatory, Supreme Court Rules

The Supreme Court concurs with the Court of Appeal's ruling that the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, is to be treated similarly to other states.

The presiding justice, John Okoro, questioned presidential eligibility based on vote percentages across states, emphasizing that the law does not preclude a candidate who scores 25% votes in 30 states but not in Abuja from becoming president.

This aligns with the Supreme Court's agreement with the Court of Appeal's decision. Further details will be provided soon.

October 23, 2023

October 23, 2023 IFMNEWS

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Obi’s Appeal Against Tinubu

The Supreme Court has deferred its judgment in the appeal brought by Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, challenging the tribunal's decision that upheld President Bola Tinubu's election.

The seven-man panel, led by John Inyang Okoro, listened to the arguments presented by all parties involved and will communicate the judgment date later.

The panel members, including Uwani Aji, Mohammed Garba, Ibrahim Saulawa, Adamu Jauro, Abubakar Tijjani, and Emmanuel Agim, presided over the case. Peter Obi's lead counsel, Livy Uzoukwu, advocated for the court to hear the appeal, while INEC's lawyer, Mahmoud, argued for its dismissal for lacking merit. Tinubu's lawyer, Wole Olanipekun, and his APC counterpart, Akin Olujinmi, urged the court to dismiss Obi's appeal.

In the end, the panel, led by Okoro, stated, "This appeal is reserved for judgment, and the date will be communicated to the parties."

In a separate matter, the People's Democratic Party's Atiku Abubakar pressed the Supreme Court to consider new documents related to President Bola Tinubu. Chris Uche, SAN, Atiku's lead counsel, emphasised the gravity of the constitutional matter and urged the court to accept their application. Uche argued for the admission of fresh evidence regarding Tinubu's academic records from CSU, emphasising the importance of a comprehensive examination of these records.

INEC's lawyer, Abubakar Mahmoud, countered Atiku's application, while Tinubu's lead counsel, Wole Olanipekun, SAN, noted that INEC should have been a party in the deposition proceedings in the United States. He emphasised that the CSU depositions remain inactive until the deponent appears in court to testify.

October 23, 2023

October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 IFMNEWS

Supreme Court To Hear Atiku’s Appeal Against President Tinubu’s Victory

The Supreme Court is set to commence hearings on the appeal by the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar.

Atiku, who came in second in the election, had approached the presidential election tribunal to nullify the February 25 election, in which the Independent National Electoral Commission declared Bola Tinubu the winner.

Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, and the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, had also filed separate appeals at the apex court seeking to nullify the election of President Tinubu.

The tribunal, however, dismissed the petitions for lack of merit.

Dissatisfied with the lower court’s verdict, they filed appeals before the Supreme Court.

Apart from faulting the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, which affirmed Tinubu’s election, Atiku also filed for permission to tender a copy of Tinubu’s academic records released by the Chicago State University, USA, which he said showed that he submitted a forged CSU certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

In a notice, the Supreme Court Registrar, Zainab Garba, announced that Atiku’s appeal had been listed for hearing today.

Meanwhile, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Tinubu, Bayo Onanugta, has accused followers of Atiku and Obi of allegedly trying “to stampede the Washington, D.C., court to change its earlier order on the FBI to release documents on President Tinubu’s forfeiture case of 1993.”

October 19, 2023

October 19, 2023October 19, 2023 IFMNEWS

Atiku Abubakar Urges Supreme Court To Admit Fresh Evidence In Tinubu Case

The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 presidential poll, Atiku Abubakar, has again asked the Supreme Court to scrap technicality and grant his application seeking to tender fresh evidence against President Bola Tinubu.

The former Vice President stated this in his reply on the point of law to Tinubu’s objection to granting leave for him to present the fresh evidence before the apex court.

Atiku predicated his plea because presenting forged documents by any candidate, especially one for the highest office in the land, is a grave constitutional issue that must not be encouraged.

President Tinubu had based his objection on the grounds of jurisdiction and that the qualification issue is a pre-election matter, amongst others and subsequently prayed the court to deny the grant of the application.

While faulting President Tinubu, Atiku submitted that issues of merit ought not to be determined or pronounced upon at the interlocutory stage.

The appellants note that they are only at this stage merely applying for leave of the Supreme Court to receive the fresh evidence, submitted that “to refuse to grant the leave as the respondents have argued, will amount to undue technicality.”

Atiku also faulted President Tinubu’s submission that he was inconsistent in his name, describing the submission as immaterial and pedestrian, as there is no petition challenging his qualification.

On Air Now:

Tag: Abubakar Atiku

USEFUL LINKS

DOWNLOAD OUR APP

FOLLOW US

queue

Watch Live