Tag: Disqualification
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Speakership: Court hears suit seeking disqualification of Gbajabiamila June 7
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned until Friday, hearing in a suit challenging the nomination of Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, a member of the House of Representative vying for the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives in the incoming 9th National Assembly. Justice Inyang Ekwo adjourned the suit, following the prayer…
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Missing certificate: Lawyer approaches court, seeks Buhari's disqualification
A Lagos-based lawyer, Itesede Okhai, has approached the Federal High Court in Lagos, seeking an order disqualifying President Muhammadu Buhari from contesting in the 2019 presidential election. The lawyer, in his suit marked, FHC/L/CS/1765/18, contended that Buhari had not met the legal requirements to stand for election, because the President did not submit his secondary…
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APC consulting lawyers over INEC’s disqualification of its candidates in Zamfara
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is consulting its lawyers over the directive from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that it should not field candidates for the 2019 elections. The commission had barred the ruling party from the elections over its failure to comply with the October 7 deadline for conducting primaries. Internal crisis had…
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Oyo 2019: Shittu appeals disqualification, threatens to expose others who skipped NYSC
The Minister of Communication, Adebayo Shittu, disclosed on Tuesday that he has appealed his disqualification from the Oyo State governorship race by the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. The minister, who obtained a leave from his ministerial service to pursue his governorship ambition last…
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‘Judges were unfair in disqualifying me’-Kemen reveals
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Ekemini Ekerete also known as Kemen has stated that the BBN judges were unfair to have disqualified him, but it was normal for them to have taken the decision they took. Speaking in an interview with New Telegraph he said: “I don’t think they were fair but in their perception…