Tribunal nullifies Ilorin-South APC's lawmaker poll

Date: 2019-09-18

Kwara State Election Petition Tribunal, on Tuesday, delivered a judgment, nullifying the election that produced S Hassan Elewu, as the House of Assembly member, representing Ilorin-South State Constituency.

The Tribunal in its judgment also ordered that fresh election should be conducted in the Ilorin-South State Constituency within three months.

It is recalled that in the petition number KW/EPT/HA1/2019, Jimoh Raheem Agboola with his party, PDP, through their Counsel, Abdulwahab Bamidele, Esq., A.A. Ibrahim, Esq. and a host of other counsels were the petitioners seeking legal redress on the House of Assembly poll for the Ilorin-South region on the premise that the candidate returned by INEC as the winner of the election was not qualified to contest the said election.

In the judgment delivered by the tribunal and read by Justice Mariya M. Ismaila, the issue of jurisdiction was resolved against the respondents: Sulaiman Shehu Abdulsalam, APC and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The tribunal on its stance over jurisdiction to entertain the matter, held that it had the prerequisites powers to hear the petition and that it is fortified by the provision of section 138 (1) (a-e) of the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended) On the merit of the petition, Justice Mariya Ismaila resolved the issue against Agboola and PDP on the basis that they failed to prove the allegation of forgery and deposition to false affidavit raised against the 1st Respondent.

On the question of who was the actual candidate of the APC for the poll between Elewu and Shehu, the Tribunal posited that Shehu's name is contained in the Election results declared by INEC and a rebuttable presumption existed that Sulaiman Shehu Abdulsalam was the candidate presented by the party (APC). However, the Tribunal further found that since all the Respondents have deposed that Hassan Elewu is the candidate of the APC, the presumption that Sulaiman Shehu Abdulsalam is the candidate of APC has been successfully rebutted.

In the circumstance, the tribunal nullified the poll that was conducted with respect to Ilorin-South state constituency election, ordered INEC to withdraw any Certificate of Return already issued in respect of the said election and ordered fresh election which the tribunal held must be conducted within three months.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Reuben Paraje     Muhammed Danjuma     Shagari     National Party Of Nigeria     Rapheal Ashaolu     Ibrahim Abiodun     Olosi Of Osi     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Sam Okaula     Quareeb Islamic Association     Teachers Specific Allowance     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     Wole Oke     CBT     Bond     Kemi Adeosun     Demola Banu     Senate Presidency     Salman Suleiman     Abdulazeez Arowona     ASKOMP     Esinrogunjo     Bolakale Kawu     Obuh     Ilorin Innovation Hub     Local Government     Isin     Lawal Olohungbebe     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     Hassan Saliu     Lateef Fagbemi     Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye     IsDB     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Shururat Olatinwo     Arandun     Pakata     Okala Baba     Adebara     Ibrahim Oniye     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Segun Abifarin     Olusegun Adeniyi     Muhammad Toyin Sanusi     Kubra Kazum     Biliaminu Aliu     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Hussein Oloyede     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Moses Salami     Saliu Shola Taofeek     Ademola Kiyesola     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Ahmad Ali     Abubakar Lah     KWACOBPA     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     Okin High School     Olatunde Olukoya     Aliyu Kora Sabi     Abdulwahab Ololele     Women Radio     Peter Amogbonjaye     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     AGILE Programme     Bank Of Industry     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Okin Group     Jimba Babatunde     Amusement Park     CLAY POT     Galadiman Ngeri     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     Abdulmumini Jawondo    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Olupako Of Share     AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa     Ijagbo     Adesoye     TVC Female National Debate     Abdullahi Samari     Ayodele Olaosebikan     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Risikat Lawal     Joseph Alex Offorjama     Revenue Court     Abdulganiy Abimbola Abdussalam     M.Y. Abdulrahaman     First Lady     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Hijaab     Minimum Wage     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Olokoba     Adamu Ibrahim Sabi     Justina Oha     Sadiq Buhari     Adama Isa     Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     Abdulrasheed Lafia     Shuaibu Yaman     Sunset Workers     Arca Santa     Senate President     Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa     Sanusi Abubakar     Kwara Teaching Service Commission     Kwara TV     Ghali Alaaya     EFCC     Roheemat Hammed     Kayode Alabi     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     Park     Abdulrazaq Adebayo     Alikinla     Dele Momodu     Budo Egba     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman     Ijakadi     Taofeeq Olateju     Oju Ekun Sarumi     ARMTI     Ilorin West     Olaiya Zuberu     Olushola Saraki     Universal Basic Education Commission     Muhammed Aliyu     International Vocational Centre     TESCOM     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Umar Danladi Shero     Fatai Olodo     Www.Kwarareports.com     Albert Ogunsola     Sodiya     Mutawalle     Oluranti Idowu     Dagbalodo     Muhammed Danjuma     Laolu Saraki     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Jimoh Bashir     Ashiru     Lanre Jimoh     Olaitan Adefila     Pius Abioje     Turaki Of Ilorin     Baba Idris     Ope Saraki