Nigeria’s human rights lawyer, and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has argued that it is outside the provision of the constitution for President Bola Tinubu’s intervention to result in reinstating the 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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The 27 lawmakers of the Rivers State House of Assembly, who announced their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, have explained why they took the decision.
Members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, numbering 27 have dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Is there something with the presidential system of democracy we have twice adopted for ourselves that necessitates involving the courts where judges are made to be the ultimate arbiter between contestants?
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sule Lamido has alleged that the reason that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is winning in court is because the Chief Judge of Nigeria is working for the APC.
The revelations in the CTC of the judgment of the Court of Appeal on the Kano governorship race is the clearest indication that politics rather than law is determining judicial outcomes on election litigation. The three-member panel of the Court of Appeal led by Moore Adumein had nullified Governor Kabir’s victory on the ground that he was not an authentic member of his political party, the NNPP. Consequently, the appellate court declared his closest challenger, Nasiru Gawuna, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the 18 March governorship election. However, the certified true copy (CTC) of the judgement issued by the Court of Appeal, states in some sections that Mr Yusuf won the election but also said the opposite in other sections, contrary to its clear ruling last Friday.
The Zonal Chairman of People Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu North Senatorial District of Enugu State, Mike Onyeze says the party will reach out to Sen Chukwuka Utazi to return to the party.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not seriously planning to return to power. It is more focused on the inordinate ambitions of its stakeholders and how much money they can make from each. If Nigeria is on the minds of some of its members, it is regarding what can be made out of it with the party as the vessel. Even at that, they are not ready or desirous of reinventing, re-positioning, and strengthening the vessel. It is not taking the path to recovering its influence in national politics.
The National and State Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal, sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Monday, affirmed the election of Abass Adigun for the Ibadan North East/South East Federal Constituency.
The group of five governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike held talks with President Bola Tinubu late on Tuesday, Vanguard reports.