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Judicial Tsunami: Yar'Adua survives; Nyako Sacked; Ali, Jang upheld

Written by News reports/AFP

Tuesday, 26 February 2008

Nigeria court upholds Yar'Adua electoral victory

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ABUJA, Feb 26, 2008 (AFP) — A Nigerian court Tuesday upheld the April 2007 election of Umaru Yar'Adua as Nigeria's president.

"Since the two consolidated petitions have failed, Umaru Yar'Adua and Goodluck Jonathan remain validly elected as president and vice president of Nigeria," presiding judge James Ogebe ruled.

ABUJA (AFP) - A special tribunal Tuesday dismissed one out of two petitions seeking to overturn the April 2007 election of Umaru Yar'Adua as Nigeria's president on the grounds of electoral malpractice.

The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, dismissed the case brought by former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari, one of the two opposition politicians who lost to Yar'Adua in the presidential poll.

"The petitioner (Buhari) has in this case established substantially the non-compliance with the electoral act but has failed to establish the substantiality (effect) of the non-compliance on the results," James Ogebe, presiding a panel of five judges, ruled.

"This issue is therefore resolved in favour of the respondent (Yar'Adua)," Ogebe said, adding that Buhari's petition is "hereby dismissed".

By early afternoon the court had not yet started its ruling on the second petition, brought by Atiku Abubakar, a former vice-president.

Adamawa: Tribuanl Sacks Gov. Nyako

The appeal court sitting in Jos, has upheld the judgment of election tribunal, on the election petition brought against Nyako by the AC. the Speaker has been odered to take over pending elections within 90 days.... Grounds that the AC was unlawfully excluded...Justice Isa Ayo Salami delivered the ruling.

Yobe: Court Rules Sen. Mamman Ali Remains Gov

Justice Abdulsalam in has just delivered judgment, that the appeal is incompetent and dismissed same. So Ali Mamman remians the Governor.

Court Of Appeal Upholds Jonah Jang's Election

The Court of Appeal sitting in Jos has thrown away the appeal of the AC and ordered them to pay the sum of N60,000, So Jonah Jang remains Governor of Plateau State.

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	# 1 Gov. Jang of Plateau has won while Nwako of Adamawa and his first ladies lost in the Appeal Court. Details are still sketchy. Posted by commoner\| 26.02.2008 06:17

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	# 2 Thats not the case, Jang lost his appeal, while Buhari lost his case against Yar`Adua. We are now awaiting the result of the Atiku`s case. Posted by DeKaDanCe\| 26.02.2008 06:49

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	# 3 Dekadance, The Tribune seems to confirm what Commoner just said. I just spoke to my brother in Jos; the presidential tribunal does not seem to have given any verdict yet. Where are you getting your news from? ochi Posted by Ochi Dabari\| 26.02.2008 06:57

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	# 4 Same source, as you & commoner, timming may be different. I may be wrong on Jang, I think source may have meant 'Gyang lost his appeal', you know that Gyang & Jang sounds somewhat similar. We now await verdict on Atiku`s case, Buhari lost his, I think the court admitted that there may have been irregularities in 4-states, but 4-out of-36 does not translate to victoy for Buhari. Posted by DeKaDanCe\| 26.02.2008 07:14

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	# 5 If the tribunal say this (bold part of yours below) on Buhari's case, then we know where the rest of the case is heading. Did they base their conclusions on Buhari's submission or does Justice Ogebe really think there was a presidential election in April last year? I know he is not supposed to present judgement on what was not tabled. We have not heard the last on this case - Atiku will be heading to the Supreme Court. I am beginning to see why Ogebe was suddenly elevated to the Supreme Court - he will either hear the case there or be part of the team ochi =DeKaDanCe;4294991791>Same source, as you & commoner, timming may be different. I may be wrong on Jang, I think source may have meant 'Gyang lost his appeal', you know that Gyang & Jang sounds somewhat similar. We now await verdict on Atiku`s case, Buhari lost his, I think the court admitted that there may have been irregularities in 4-states, but 4-out of-36 does not translate to victoy for Buhari. Posted by Ochi Dabari\| 26.02.2008 07:22

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	# 6 If Yar`Adua loses, I will be very disappointed with our judiciary's insensitivity and inability to guage the mood of the nation. Posted by DeKaDanCe\| 26.02.2008 07:32

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	# 7 Nigeria tribunal upholds '07 presidential election Tue 26 Feb 2008, 12:24 GMT <-> Text <+> ABUJA, Feb 26 (Reuters) - A Nigerian tribunal upheld the election of President Umaru Yar'Adua on Tuesday, rejecting challenges from his two closest rivals who alleged widespread vote-rigging. The challengers have the right to appeal to the Supreme Court and are likely to do so, meaning the legal battle over the leadership of Africa's most populous nation and top oil producer could last several more months. (Reporting by Estelle Shirbon, Tume Ahemba and Camillus Eboh) Posted by DeKaDanCe\| 26.02.2008 07:37

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	# 8 Yar Adua will remain, majority of the masses want him to if only to retain the stability. No one wants to got the way of Kenya and in addition, neither buhari nor atiku would make a better choice. All these politicians are out for is self interest period. Posted by Gentle Angel\| 26.02.2008 07:39

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	# 9 i do be crazy if i say i had not known the outcome of the election tribunal....na real waste of time heading to supreme court...yar'adua is there to stay..unless say naija people start bloody revolution nothing go happen..status quo ad infinitum continuum..au revoir. Posted by denker\| 26.02.2008 07:46

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	# 10 =Gentle Angel;4294991809>Yar Adua will remain, majority of the masses want him to if only to retain the stability. No one wants to got the way of Kenya and in addition, neither buhari nor atiku would make a better choice. All these politicians are out for is self interest period. GA, This is not about Atiku or Buhari, it is about doing things the proper way. Do you want to tell me that UMYA won the elction without massive rigging and declaration of results before the election??The very fear of instability is what is holding us hostage in Nigeria. tell me who will start the instability. Nigeria has gone through alot and can never degenerate into KENYA. our vested interest in the country is too interwoven. In my own view, UMYA will trash both Atiku and Buhari in a free and fair election, so what is it that UMYA is afraid of?. It will give his government legitimacy and also open a fresh book in the annals of the country. It will also signal that it is no more business as usual. I can bet you on this, the Supreme court will do justice to the case. Just as an offnote, i prefer it go to the appeal court so that when UMYA id kicked out, David mark will not be anywhere to even act for a second. Posted by OSIBINAEBI\| 26.02.2008 07:51

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