Today's Headlines:Adebayo Advises Obi, Atiku To Prepare For 2027, 2023 Poll: We’ve learned lessons — Yakubu

GLatestAugust 6, 2023

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Tribunal: Adebayo advises Obi, Atiku to prepare for 2027

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As Nigerians alongside the presidential candidates of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, await the judgment of the Presidential Elections Tribunal Tribunal (PEPT), the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the February 25 presidential election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has advised the duo of Atiku and Obi as well as other opposition party members to move on with their lives and start preparing for the 2027 presidential elections.

Adebayo, who handed down the advice on X (@Pres_Adebayo) over the weekend, wanted the petitioners, and indeed, Nigerians to move on, and start preparations for the next general elections in 2027 because, according to him, the petitions were the easiest to dispense by the Tribunal judges since the return of democracy in 1999.

He noted that the petitions lacked merit and were poorly presented.

He said: “This year’s election petitions are the easiest to dispense with since 1999. No need for any judicial acrobatics. They fall within clear jurisprudence and well established precedents. Obi/Labour vs Tinubu/INEC will be dismissed in limine; ditto for Atiku/PDP vs Tinubu/INEC. These petitions lack merit and are poorly presented, abysmally unproved and comically argued. The APM’s half-hearted petition is a pre-election mongrel with no pedigree in electoral litigation. The judges are not to blame. All opposition elements should prepare for 2027 elections.”

2023 Poll: We’ve learned lessons — Yakubu

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The National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has said lessons have been learned from the 2023 general elections and that there would be an improvement in the forthcoming circle elections in Kogi, Imo, and Bayelsa states.He added that the commission is satisfied with the feedback it got during the 2023 post-election review organized by the commission.

Speaking during the just concluded three-day review of the 2023 elections in Lagos, the INEC boss disclosed that most of the issues raised and recommendations made to improve the Nation’s elections would be tested in the coming elections in Kogi, Imo, and Bayelsa.

“We promised Nigerians that we were going to hold the election review meeting and conclude it within one month. We started on the 4th of July, and today is the 4th of August. The response has been overwhelming. Remember, we started with the state-level consultation with the RECs, we had an engagement with the transport unions, we then met with the State collation of the presidential election in Abuja, and then we had engagements with political parties and civil organizations, among others. So overall, we are encouraged by the response of stakeholders across the board and the quality of the contributions they have made.

Asked about the challenges that popped up during the review, he said, The number of challenges that came up, technology for voter accreditation, and result management, have been some of the issues raised, and recommendations made.

Court Seals Off Real Estate Firm Over N200m Dispute

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A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has sealed off a real estate firm, KYC Interproject Ltd, pending the hearing and determination of a suit filed by Arodiogbu Enterprises Ltd.

Also, the court restrained the company and it’s Managing Director, Michael Auta, from tampering with or selling two plots of land located at KYC Homes, Delarogue City, Guzape District, Abuja.

Ruling on an ex parte motion filed by Ugo Nwofor, the trial judge, Justice E. Okpe, ordered the applicant to serve the processes in the suit on anyone in the office of the respondent.

More so, Justice Okpe stated that, “An order of interim injunction is granted restraining the defendants either by themselves, their servants, agents, privies and friends howsoever called or named from tampering with, disposing, selling the two plots known as and called Plots 1 and 2, at KYC HOMES PHASE 3, DELAROGUE ‘CITY, more particularly known as Plots 1 and 2, (KYC HOMES PHASE 3, KYC DELAROGUE CITY, Properties) Guzape District Abuja FCT whereas the subject matter is before this honourable court and pending the hearing of the motion on Notice.

Coup: Fear grips northerners as Tinubu seeks military action against Niger junta

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Palpable fear has gripped Nigerians, especially northern residents, following the decision of President Bola Tinubu to seek military action against the junta in Niger Republic.

DAILY POST reports that following the toppling of Niger’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum by his military guard last week, leaders of the West African regional bloc are devising means to restore democracy to that country.

Recall that about 10 senior military officers led by Colonel Major Amadou Abdramane had a National broadcast on July 27, announced a coup in Niger over alleged poor governance and inability of the government to tackle security and other challenges bedevilling their country.

In a swift move to quell another military rule in the region, the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, led by its newly elected Chairman, President Bola Tinubu gave the junta seven days ultimatum to restore normalcy or face some stringent sanctions.