Tag Archives: Tribunal

The Ogun State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has upheld the March 18 election of the state governor, Dapo Abiodun.   The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Ladi Adebutu, had approached the tribunal to challenge Abiodun’s re-election over alleged corrupt practices and non-compliance with provisions of the Electoral …

Speaker of Plateau state house of assembly and lawmaker representing Mikang constituency, Hon. Moses Sule, has been sacked by a National and State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Jos, Plateau State’s capital.    The tribunal which held that Hon. Sule was not validly nominated for the March …

The Ebonyi State Election Petitions Tribunal has affirmed the election of the governor of the state, Francis Nwifuru.    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had announced Francis Nwifuru winner of the poll after he polled a total of 199,131 votes to defeat Chukwuma Ifeanyi Odii of the Peoples Democratic …

The Ebonyi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, Wednesday. Sept. 27, dismissed a petition filed by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and its governorship candidate, Prof Benard Odoh, contesting the election of Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State.   The Tribunal held that the petition bordered on a …

The Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal has struck out the Labour Party and its candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, from the petition of his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Olajide Adediran popularly known as Jandor, against the recent governorship election.    Jandor in his petition before the tribunal challenged the return of …

The coordinator of the 2023 Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council in Ekiti State, Moses Jolayemi, has said that Peter Obi’s attempt to appeal the tribunal ruling at the Supreme Court is an exercise in futility.   Jolayemi, who defected to Labour Party after serving as the chairman of Segun Oni’s media …

Delivering the judgment, the Chairman of the panel, Justice Ibrahim Karaye, held that the tribunal lacked jurisdiction to entertain pre-election issues raised by the petitioners, Titus Uba and PDP. Karaye, who read the unanimous judgment, stated that only the Federal High Court had the exclusive jurisdiction to entertain …

The Benue State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi on Saturday, September 22, upheld the election of Governor Hyacinth Alia of the All Progressives Congress (APC).   In a judgment delivered today, the tribunal dismissed the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate, Titus Uba, challenging …

The governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Jos, Plateau State has upheld the election of Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State.    Mutfwang, who contested the election under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the March 18 election.   Dissatisfied …

The Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has sacked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Nasir Gawuna, winner of the March 18 election.   Recall that INEC had on March 20, declared Yusuf who contested on the platform of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP)winner …