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  • Kaduna guber: What APC lawyer said about tribunal judgement

    Kaduna guber: What APC lawyer said about tribunal judgement

    Counsel to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State, Sanusi Musa has insisted that the State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal dismissed the petition of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports both candidates of the APC, who is the Governor of Kaduna, Uba Sani and the PDP, Isa Ashiru claim the tribunal judgement to be in their favour.

    According to Musa, the PDP wanted to be declared as the winner of the election but the tribunal ruled that they have not proven that.

    “The tribunal has dismissed the petition filed by the PDP. That is the ruling of the tribunal in the morning.

    “But by the provision of the Constitution, they required to also consider the petition on merit.

    “So, on merit, two of them said that election was supposed to be conducted in 22 polling units because the number of the voters there exceed the margin.

    “But the PDP wanted to be declared as the winner of the election but the tribunal said that they have not proved that.

    “They alleged that there were corrupt practices perpetrated by the APC, they said they have not proved that.

    “So, in essence, as at today, PDP petition is dismissed by the tribunal. Unless PDP appeal to the Court of Appeal, then, we will now know what will happen there. But the petition has been dismissed,” Musa said.

  • BREAKING: Tribunal judgement in my favour – Ashiru claims

    BREAKING: Tribunal judgement in my favour – Ashiru claims

    Rt. Hon. Isa Mohammed Ashiru, candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 governorship that held in Kaduna State has said the judgement delivered by the election petition tribunal earlier today was in his favour.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the judgement delivered by the Kaduna State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Thursday has been marked by confusion, following a reaction by the State Governor, Uba Sani.

    According to Ashiru, the tribunal by a split decision of 2:1, nullified the election of Sani and ordered that the Certificate of Return be retrieved and fresh elections be conducted in some polling units in 4 LGAs and the outcome thereof be reckoned with before the declaration of the winner of the governorship election in Kaduna State.

    A statement by the Kaduna State PDP Governorship Candidate reads: “First, I give glory to God Almighty for the progress made so far in our effort to reclaim the mandate given to us by the good people of Kaduna State. I also thank the people of the state for widely believing in me and the PDP.

    “Also, given the ruling of the Kaduna state election tribunal, it has become necessary to share with our teaming supporters, the true position of the ruling.

    “On the preliminary objection, the tribunal, based on the majority of 2:1 judges upheld the preliminary objection of the respondent to the effect that the application for pre-hearing was done prematurely i.e. before the service of the last set of petitioners’ reply to the 2nd respondent’s reply to the petition was served.

    “However, the law enjoins the tribunal, as a trial court, to proceed to pronounce on the merit of the substantive suit so that in the event the court of appeal finds that the trial tribunal was wrong in its decision on the preliminary objection, it would have the benefit of pronouncing on the decision of the tribunal in the substantive matter.

    “Accordingly, the trial tribunal finds merit in the aspect of the petitioner’s case relative to the margin of win between the two leading candidates.

    “The tribunal by a split decision of 2:1 accordingly, nullified the election of the governor of Kaduna state, ordered that the Certificate of Return be retrieved and fresh elections be conducted in some polling units in 4 LGAs and the outcome thereof be reckoned with before the declaration of the winner of the governorship election in Kaduna state.

    “I want to again thank the people of the state while urging them all to remain law abiding while we pursue the appeal process.

    “One thing I can assure the good people of Kaduna State is that I will pursue this mandate you freely gave me to its logical conclusion and by the grace of God, victory on our side”.

  • Confusion trails Kaduna guber tribunal judgement

    Confusion trails Kaduna guber tribunal judgement

    The judgement delivered by the Kaduna State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Thursday has been marked by confusion, following a reaction by the State Governor, Uba Sani.

    According to Governor Sani, the tribunal judgement was a clear affirmation of the popular mandate given to him by the people of the State.

    While some reports said the court affirmed Sani’s election after dismissing the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, Isa Ashiru, other accounts of the judgement said the tribunal sacked the governor while declaring the election inclusive.

    But in his reaction to the judgement, Uba hailed the ruling, saying he was extremely delighted.

    “The judgement is an unequivocal affirmation of the popular mandate graciously given to me by the good people of Kaduna State,” he said in a statement he personally signed.

    “I commend the Tribunal for their thoroughness and lucidity. They have enriched our jurisprudence and practice of electoral democracy.

    “I also commend my dear brother, Hon. Isah Ashiru Kudan for approaching the Tribunal to ventilate his grievances.

    “This is a clear demonstration of his belief in the principles of democracy and the imperative of civility in the conduct of political actors.

    “I call on Hon. Isah Ashiru and members of the opposition parties in Kaduna State to join hands with us as we strive to move our dear state to a higher level.

    “We are all stakeholders in PROJECT KADUNA. It is not about personal glory. Our people want all hands to be on deck to address the myriad challenges confronting the state. If political actors are united, a clear signal will be sent to our people that the quest for peace, security, progress and development of our state are the driving forces of our participation in politics.

    “I call on our party faithful to moderate their celebration of this victory. They must individually and collectively extend an olive branch to our brothers and sisters in other political parties.

    “Instead of celebrating, we should bow down in prayers to the Almighty God for His continued guidance and protection. Let us focus on the tasks ahead.”

  • Uba Sani reduces fees in Kaduna tertiary institutions

    Uba Sani reduces fees in Kaduna tertiary institutions

    The Kaduna State Government has announced the downward review of tuition fees in state-owned tertiary institutions.

    Gov. Uba Sani announced the measure during an interactive session with newsmen in Kaduna on Monday.

    Sani said that the review was in response to public outcry over the current fees in state-owned tertiary institutions and their effects on school enrolment and retention.

    Giving details of the review, he said that the N150,000 charged by the Kaduna State University was reviewed downward by 30 per cent to N105,000.

    Others were Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic from N100,000 to N50, 000.

    For College of Education, Gidan Waya, the fee came down from N75,000 to N37,500.

    The fee charged by Shehu Idris College of Health Sciences and Technology, Makarfi for Higher National Diploma courses was reviewed from N100,000 to N70,000.

    In a similar vein, the fee for National Diploma courses in the same institution moved down from N75,000 to N52,000.

    For Kaduna State College of Nursing, the fee was reviewed from N100,000 to N70,000.

    The governor described the measure as his government’s palliatives to cushion the effect of the petroleum subsidy removal and its harsh economic effects on the people.

    He said that the Heads of Tertiary Institutions, in conjunction with the Ministry of Education, obtained relevant information on the extant fee regime in state-owned tertiary institutions.

    He said: “At the end of their assignment, they made the following observations and recommendations.

    “That the extant fee regime in the state-owned tertiary institutions is burdensome and has led to a significant decline in student enrolment.

    “That the extant fees have made many students to either abandon the pursuit of tertiary education or move to alternative institutions.’’

    He said that to reverse the ugly trend, “it is imperative that a competitive fees model is adopted in our tertiary institutions”.

    He said that the competitive fees model “responds to the current realities and promotes access to quality education”.

    Sani reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the welfare of the people.

    “My administration will continue to take all the necessary measures to ensure access to free and quality education for every child in the state from primary to secondary school,” he said.

    He also said that expanding access to higher education, enhancing teachers’ welfare and teaching standards as well as improved school infrastructure had built ICT competence in students from basic education level.

    The governor further said that the State Government had intensified investment in technical and vocational education in the state.

     

  • Gov. Sani appoints new heads of agencies for Kaduna State

    Gov. Sani appoints new heads of agencies for Kaduna State

    Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State has approved the appointment of new heads of government agencies in the state.

    This is contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Malam Muhammed Shehu on Wednesday in Kaduna.

    Shehu said those appointed included Alhaji Inuwa Ibrahim, as the Managing Director, Kaduna Line, Dr Iliyasu Neyu, as the Executive Secretary, Kaduna State Aids Control Agency (KADSACA) and Malam Umar Waziri as the Special Adviser, Revenue Matters.

    He added that Mr Umar Bambale was appointed as the Special Adviser, Drugs & Narcotics Control, while Prof. Aminu Sharehu was appointed as the Chairman of the Local Government Service Board.

    Shehu said that Mr Abubakar Abubakar was appointed as the Managing Director, Kaduna State Development and Property Company Ltd (KSDPC), while Hadiza Hamza was appointed as the Managing Director, Kaduna Industrial and Finance Company (KIFC).

    “Dr Bello Jamo will serve as the Executive Secretary, State Primary Health Care Board (SPHCB), Mr Joseph Ike will serve as the Executive Secretary, Kaduna State Bureau for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (KADBUSA) among others,’’ he said.

    The governor urged the appointees to excel by creating initiatives and programmes that would benefit the people of the state.

    He advised them to serve the people of the state with the utmost diligence, discipline and honesty.

  • Tribunal continues with Ashiru’s petition, as Uba Sani seeks dismissal of  case

    Tribunal continues with Ashiru’s petition, as Uba Sani seeks dismissal of  case

    Justice Victor Oviawe’s led panel of the tribunal handling the petition marked EPT/KD/Gov/4/23 between Hon. Isa Ashiru, his party; PDP, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna state and his party; APC, has continued with the petition, despite the applicaton for the dismissal of the case by the Uba Sani’s lead counsel, Bayo Ojo (SAN)

    Meanwhile, the petitioners, Hon. Isa Ashiru and his party, through thier lead counsel, Oluwole Iyamu have presented more witnesses before the court who were subpoened witnesses.

    According to the witnesses who adopted their depositions as their evidences before the court testified that there was over voting in their respective polling units, adding that election results were never announced at their polling units.

    One of the witnesses, Bawa Joshua of Agric Quarters Kakau polling unit in Chikun Local Government Area of the state, during the cross examination exercise testified before the court that after over voting was discovered, no result was uploaded on the Irev at his polling unit.

    ” The process of the election was smooth and peaceful, but due to over voting, the election result was not announced at the polling unit,” another witness; Musa Yakubu who gave evidence in chief told the tribunal.

    Though, the counsel to the 3rd respondent (APC), Abdul Moh’d (SAN) objected to the claims of one of the witnesses (Bawa Joshua) and argued that according to the information available to him, the result of the Agric Quarters Kakau polling unit was uploaded on the INEC’s Irev.

    Also, Daniel Ishaya of polling unit 020; Sabon-Gari ward of Chikun LGA told the court that election never took place in the said polling unit, just as he further testified that no electoral officer or party officials were sighted at his polling unit during the day of the election.

    At the resumed hearing of the petition on Monday, Bayo Ojo (SAN) who is the counsel to the 2nd respondent, Governor Uba Sani has challenged the competency of the petition and also the juridiction of the tribunal.

    Uba Sani, through his counsel, in his application dated 23 of July, 2023 and filed the same day argued that the petition of Isa Ashiru and his party should be strike out on the ground that the petition has been abandoned, and therefore, the case should be terminated.

    Bayo Ojo who was the former Attorney General of the Federation, while urging the tribunal to strike out the petition, further explained that his client’s application seeking the dismissal was supported with four paragraph affidavities.

    In his counter, the lead counsel to the petitioners, Oluwole Iyamu who also cited several authorities to back his arguments urged the tribunal to decline the application seeking dismissal of Ashiru and PDP’s petition.

    Upon the arguments of all counsels, the ruling on the competency of the petition has been reserved, and the case has been adjourned to Tuesday; 1st of August, 2023 for the continuation on the hearing of the petition.

  • Kaduna gov-elect, Uba Sani to challenge PDP’s victory in some LGAs

    Kaduna gov-elect, Uba Sani to challenge PDP’s victory in some LGAs

    The Kaduna State Governor-elect, Senator Uba Sani, has said that he will challenge some election results where the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won with unimaginable margins.

    The Governor-elect who spoke in Hausa, expressed surprise that PDP won some local government areas with bogus figures.

    Sani said that he will go to the Election Petition Tribunal to contest PDP’s victory in those areas, adding that after the verdict, the margin of victory between him and Alhaji Isa Ashiru, the PDP candidate, will widen.

    It will be recalled that Sani was declared winner by the Returning Officer for Kaduna State and Vice-Chancellor of the Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, Prof Lawal Bilbis, on Monday.

    According to the election result, Sani polled a total of 730,002 votes to defeat his closest rival, Isa Ashiru of the PDP, who polled 719,196 votes, a difference of 10,806 votes.

    The Governor-elect who alleged that the election results were marred by irregularities in areas where PDP won, gave the example of Chikun local government area where the opposition got over 89,000 votes, describing the figures as unimaginable.

    Sani, however, promised the people of Kaduna state ‘’to be fair to all, including those who didn’t vote for me. I’m glad with the outcome of the election. People came out and voted for me”.

    On the allegation that his election was rigged, the Governor-elect said that such allegation is in the character of the Nigerian politician, adding that ‘’God gives power to whomsoever He wants and when He wants.’’

    He recalled that in 2011, he lost the Kaduna central senatorial election and his supporters urged him to go to court but he refused, believing that it was not his time.

    “As God willed it, I became a senator in 2019.’’

    The Governor-elect expressed confidence that he will be victorious at the Election Petition Tribunal where the opposition promised to challenge his victory, adding that he will also go to court to challenge PDP’s bogus victory in some local governments.

  • PDP rejects Kaduna State governorship election result

    PDP rejects Kaduna State governorship election result

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has rejected the result of the just concluded gubernatorial election in Kaduna State.

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Monday night declared Sen. Uba Sani of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the March 18 election.

    Mr Felix Hyet, PDP chairman in the state, announced the rejection at a press briefing on Tuesday in Kaduna.

    “Our fears were confirmed last night when the State Returning Officer, Prof. Lawal Bilbis, declared Sen. Uba Sani of the APC as winner with 730,002 votes against 719,196 votes allocated to our candidate, Isa Ashiru.

    “The PDP rejects this declaration. We reject INEC’s claims that Uba Sani won the gubernatorial election held on the 18th of March, 2023,” Hyet declared.

    The chairman commended party supporters for the support they gave to PDP during the election.

    He assured them that the party would not leave any stone unturned in the quest to reclaim its mandate.

    “We have commenced actions necessary and in accordance with the law with a view to addressing the development,” he said.

    Hyet, however, called on the party supporters to continue to support and pray for the PDP as it pursues the matter to a logical conclusion.

  • INEC declares APC’s Uba Sani winner of Kaduna State Guber Election

    INEC declares APC’s Uba Sani winner of Kaduna State Guber Election

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate in Kaduna State, Malam Uba Sani, has emerged winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state.

    Announcing the outcome of the election on Monday, the Returning Officer, Prof. Lawal Bilbis of Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, said Sani polled 730,002 votes to defeat his closest contender, Ashiru Kudan of PDP, who garnered 719,196 votes.

    The Labour Party (LP) party’s gubernatorial candidate, Mr Jonathan Asake, came third with 58,283 votes.

    Reviewing the votes obtained during the election, the Returning Officer said a total of 1,565,861 votes were cast, out of which 19,114 were declared invalid.

    Eleven candidates of other political parties contested in the election.

    I stand by my promises to the people, says Kaduna Governor-elect

    Meanwhile, the Kaduna State Governor-elect has pledged to fulfil the promises he made to the people during his campaign.

    Sani, who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), stated this in his acceptance speech in Kaduna on Monday after he was declared winner of the election.

    He thanked people of the state for reposing their confidence in him, assuring that he would not betray their trust.

    Sani commended the efforts of APC leaders at all levels for their commitment to ensure the success of the party.

    He also thanked the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu and President Muhammadu Buhari, for their support.

  • Uba Sani will be a worthy successor – Gov El-Rufai

    Uba Sani will be a worthy successor – Gov El-Rufai

    Gov. Nasir El Rufai has promised to relocate from Kaduna state on May 29, 2023, after handing over to his successor, so as not to interfere with the incoming administration.

    The governor spoke at a Town-Hall meeting, organized by the central senatorial zone on Monday in Kaduna.

    He expressed optimism that Sen Uba Sani will succeed him, saying that he will not make any input in the running of the next All Progressives Congress (APC) government.

    El Rufai said that the next governor will be guided by God if he has a pure heart, adding that Senator Uba Sani is a good man who will also make an excellent governor.

    He described Sen Uba Sani as a worthy successor who will take Kaduna state to greater heights when voted as governor.

    He said that he has known the senator for over 20 years and he has proved his mettle politically.

    El Rufai advised the people of Kaduna state not to inundate him with requests for notes to Uba Sani, to be given appointments or contracts when he becomes governor.

    Speaking at the event, Senator Uba Sani said he has been a student of Malam Nasir El Rufai’s School of Governance and Policy in the last 20 years and he has acquired several ‘’degrees’’ as a result.

    ‘’In this school, there were some people who entered before me, people like the Secretary to the State Government, Malam Balarabe Abbas Lawal, who is my senior. However, the school has no graduation date. So, we are still learning,’’ he said.

    The senator who promised to continue with the policies and programmes of the El Rufai administration, praised the governor for re-engineering governance in Kaduna state.

    ‘’Before the coming of this administration, government’s resources were being shared amongst a few elites, after payment of salaries. So, there was nothing left for development, in spite of the huge resources that Kaduna state was receiving as federal allocation.

    ‘’But Nasir El Rufai changed that narrative by improving education, revamping healthcare and building infrastructure that is benefitting the good people of Kaduna state, instead of a few people’’ he added.

    The APC gubernatorial candidate said that the result of the massive investment in education has started bearing fruits because Kaduna state in the fourth state in the country whose students scored five credits, including English and Mathematics, in the Senior Secondary School examinations.

    Uba Sani who said that government can not shoulder the funding of education alone, called on wealthy individuals to sponsors promising but indigent students to tertiary schools.

    Reports say that Uba Sani recently gave scholarships to 280 students in Kaduna state tertiary schools to enable them continue with their studies.

    The senator also said that Gov. El Rufai has empowered traders, by instituting a mortgage arrangement whereby they will pay in installments towards owning their shops.

    He recalled that shops were allocated to top government officials and party chieftains in the past, as a way of patronage, who in turn sublet them to traders at exorbitant prices.