Tag: Tribunal Judgement
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After Internet Tribunal judgement: Kano govt declares 24-hour curfew
The Kano State Government has declared a 24-hour curfew statewide after tribunal delivered verdict via zoom. This follows the judgement of the election petitions tribunal,which sacked the state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf. This development was contained in a statement by the Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Usaini Gumel. The commissioner, who personally signed the statement on…
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Tribunal judgement: No shaking at all – Senator Dafinone assures supporters
The lawmaker representing Delta Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ede Dafinone, on Tuesday urged his supporters and the great people of Delta Central to remain calm and steadfast that there was no cause for alarm over the cancellation of 23 Polling Units results in the February 25 National Assembly Elections. Dafinone…
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Tribunal fires Lagos LP HoR member, replaces him with APC candidate
The National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Lagos has nullified the election of the member representing Ojo Federal Constituency, Seyi Sowunmi of the Labour Party. The court on Thursday, August 24, 2023, declared former Secretary of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Honourable Lanre Ogunyemi as the winner of the…
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Tribunal judgement: Continue with screening of commissioner-nominees, Diri tells Bayelsa lawmakers
Members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly on Monday paid a solidarity visit to Governor Douye Diri following the ruling of the state’s election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja. The lawmakers declared total support for the governor and his appeal of the tribunal judgment. The Acting Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, said in…
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Don’t bother appealing Tribunal judgement, prepare for 2023, APC tells PDP
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has told the leading opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) not to waste its time and resources appealing the recent tribunal judgement, but rather go and prepare for the 2023 general elections. Chieftains of the APC in Igabi local government area of Kaduna State made the call in…
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El-Rufai hails Tribunal judgement upholding his re-election as Kaduna governor
Kaduna State Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai on Monday hailed the affirmation of his re-election by the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. A statement by the Special Adviser, Media & Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye, quoted the governor as thanking the tribunal for its verdict and expressing his gratitude to the people whose electoral choice has been reaffirmed. The…