Kwara LG polls: PDP loses in court

Date: 2017-10-18

A Kwara state High Court Tuesday trashed a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to stop the conduct of the November 18th local government elections in the state.

PDP had through its lead counsel, Salman Jawondo, approached the court to restrain the Kwara state Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC) from conducting the said election into the 16 local councils.

Also joined in the suit was the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Kamaldeen Ajibade (SAN).

PDP had anchored its claims on the alleged unconstitutionality inherent in KWAISEC guidelines for candidates participating in the council poll.

But in his ruling, Justice Sulaiman Akanbi said that there was nothing unconstitutional by the legislation passed by the Kwara state House of Assembly.

He therefore ordered the state electoral umpire to go ahead with the November 18th, 2017 local government elections.

He said: "What the Kwara state House of Assembly did constitutionally and additionally is to aide the Federal Law; the state law is not inconsistent with the Electoral law. Kwara state House of Assembly did not run foul of the Constitution rather it complemented it.

"It is crystal clear that the action of the Kwara state House of Assembly is constitutionally guaranteed as regards the council elections. Section 106 of the Constitution is also emphatic on this. I therefore resolved the two issues raised by the claimant in favour of the defendants."

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Quran     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Ayinde Oki     Agboola Babatunde     Aisha Gobir     Raheem Adaramaja     Aliyu Adebayo     3MTT     Amina El-Imam     Fawenu     Unilorin     Bola Olukoju     Saliu Shola Taofeek     Sidikat Alaya     Sobi Hill     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     Shonga Farm Project     Olaitan Buraimoh     Ope Saraki     SDP     Florence Saraki     Valsolar Consortium     Sardauna Of Ilorin     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Saka Abimbola Isau     Niyi Osundare     Oniwa     Moses Adekanye     Ibrahim Akaje     Kwara Politics     Ahman Pategi University     Reuben Paraje     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Kolawole Akande     Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship     Saka Onimago     Tafida Of Kaiama     Yusuf AbdulRasheed     Olupako     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     Harmony Holdings     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Halimat Yusuf     Osi     Zainab Abass     AbdulRahman Saad     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Sheu Ndanusa Usman     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Kubra Kazum     Abdulrosheed Okiki     Sheikh Ridhwanullah     Budo-Egba     Magaji Are     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Offorjama     David Adesina     Mike Omotosho     Mansur Alfanla     Tsaragi/Share     Kola Olota     Kwara State Polytechnic     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     Ayodele Olaosebikan     Ibrahim Labaika     Khairat Gwadabe     Yoruba     Omotoso     Igbomina     Wakilin Mata Lafiagi     Shade Omoniyi     Nigerian Army     Tanke Road     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Ado Bayero    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Oloruntoyosi Thomas     Yahaya Seriki     Federal Allocation     CACOVID Palliatives     Ajasse-Ipo     Binta Sulyman     Suleman Abubakar     Umar Yakubu Jaja     IESA     Bolaji Abdullahi     Orire     NNPP     IPSAS     Yahaya Dumoye     Nnazua     Amos Justus Sayo     Kwara North     Tope Daramola     Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Bilikisu Oniyangi     Tanke     Inside Kwara     Bukola Ajikobi     Umaru Saro     Bolakale Kawu     Sobi Hill     Yomi Adeboye     College Of Health     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     Joseph Alex Offorjama     Bisi Oyeleke     Harrison Osauwagboe     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Kayode Yusuf     Abdulfatai Baakini     Mutawalle     Kabir Shagaya     Oko     Lateef Fagbemi     Doyin Group     Memunat Monsuma     KFA     Ahmed Bayero     Ahmed     Isiaq Khadeejah     Sidikat Akaje     Christopher Odetunde     Olabode Towoju     CCEPE     Okin Biscuits     Esinrogunjo     Olaitan Adefila     New Naira Notes     Sarah Jubril     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     Toyosi Thomas     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Abdulrosheed Okiki     Towoju     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Alapansapa     Sunday Popo-Ola     SAPZ Project     Smart School     Akeem Olatunji     Atiku     Bello Bature     Rotimi Oyedepo     Tunde Mukaila Mustapha     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Kwara Politics     BIR     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Aliyu Kora Sabi     Elerin Of Erin-Ile