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November 9, 2023

November 9, 2023 IFMNEWS

Kogi Government Shuts Down Schools For Governorship Election

On Wednesday, the Kogi Government made an important announcement regarding the upcoming Off Circle Governorship Election scheduled for Saturday in the state.

Wemi Jones, the Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, conveyed the directive in a statement released in Lokoja. According to Jones, "all schools are required to close from Friday in preparation for the election."

The Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology has issued a directive for the closure of all educational institutions, including primary, secondary, and tertiary levels, from Friday, November 10, to Tuesday, November 14. This decision is deemed necessary due to the state governorship election scheduled for Saturday.

Jones emphasized, "Normal academic activities will resume on Wednesday, November 15." He further stated, "By this directive, all schools are expected to comply accordingly."

October 11, 2023

October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 IFMNEWS

Bayelsa Governorship: Sylva Files Appeal Against Disqualification

Just hours after the Federal High Court in Abuja disqualified him from contesting the upcoming gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State on November 11, the APC candidate, Timipre Sylva, has taken legal action by filing an appeal with the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, requesting the annulment of the judgment.

In addition to the notice of appeal, Sylva, represented by his counsel, Ahmed Raji (SAN), has also requested a stay of execution of the High Court's decision. Raji emphasised that the High Court's judgment contradicts established legal principles and notable precedents.

The appeal revolves around three critical issues: jurisdiction, locus standi (the legal right to bring an action), and the alleged erroneous assessment of affidavit evidence.

Earlier, during a visit to the Presidential Villa, the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, confirmed the party's intent to challenge the judgment through an appeal.

The Federal High Court's Justice Donatus Okorowo ruled against the APC candidate's eligibility based on his previous two terms in office and five years of governance as the Governor of Bayelsa State. The court argued that his participation in another gubernatorial election would violate the 1999 Constitution, as amended.

A hearing date for the appeal is yet to be determined.

September 29, 2023

September 29, 2023 IFMNEWS

Tribunal Dismisses Ashiru’s Petition, Affirms UBA’s Election

The Kaduna State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in the state capital has dismissed the petition of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the 2023 election, Isah Ashiru against the victory of Governor Uba Sani of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

In a dissenting judgment of two against one, a three-member panel headed by Justice Victor Oviawie dismissed the petition on the ground that the pre-hearing notice was filed out of time and therefore deemed to be abandoned.

The tribunal chairman and another member held that the appeal brought by PDP and Ashiru against the dismissal of their petition at the preliminary stage by the first and second defendants was not meritorious because the filing of the pre-hearing notice was abandoned and out of time.

However, the tribunal noted that if the petition had not been dismissed for lack of merit, it would have ordered a supplementary election in 22 polling units within 90 days in the substantive judgment.

PDP and Ashiru are challenging the declaration of Governor UBA as the winner of the March 18th governorship election.

Lawyers to the two parties spoke after the judgment. First was the the APC counsel.

Governor Sani equally expressed happiness over the judgment.

August 16, 2023

August 16, 2023 IFMNEWS

PDP Condemns Invasion, Killing In Opu-Nembe, Bayelsa Community

The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the invasion and killing in Opu-Nembe, Bayelsa State.

The party alleged that the intention of the invasion was to instill fear in the people to prevent them from freely exercising their democratic right to vote for a candidate of their choice in the forthcoming governorship election.

Its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, alleged that the resort to attacks on communities in Bayelsa was because of the rejection of a particular candidate in the November 11, 2023 election.

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