Today's Headlines: LP Failed To Prove Claims Of Electoral Irregularities, Tribunal Rules, NFF didn’t sack me – Waldrum
LP Failed To Prove Claims Of Electoral Irregularities, Tribunal Rules
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) has ruled that the Labour Party (LP)’s petition of irregularities in the 2023 presidential election was generic.
Source: Channel Television
“Pleading must set out material facts and particulars. In the instant petition, there was no effort to prove specific allegations, particulars of complaints,” the Tribunal ruled on Wednesday in Abuja.
The law is clear that where someone alleges irregularities in a particular polling unit, such person must prove the particular irregularities in that polling unit before that petition can succeed, the Tribunal added. According to the Tribunal, the petitioners did not prove the particular polling units where the election did not take place nor did they specify particulars of polling units where there are alleged complainants of irregularities.
NFF didn’t sack me – Waldrum
Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum said he was bemused by stories making the rounds in the media (not The PUNCH) that he had been sacked by the Nigeria Football Federation, noting that his contract with the country is still running, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Source: Punch papers
Waldrum was appointed by the NFF in 2020 and led the Super Falcons to the 2022 WAFCON in Morocco as well as the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. “I’m seeing reports that I’ve been sacked but my contract doesn’t end until October 31,” Waldrum told PUNCH Sports Extra.
With the NFF yet to decide on his extension, the American is still in line to be in the dugout when the Super Falcons face Ethiopia in a Paris 2024 Olympic qualifiers between October 23 and 31. Currently, in the final phase of his contract, the American is still waiting to get a clear picture of a possible extension with the NFF while he has expressed his desire to lead the Falcons to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Your 100 days in office not worth celebrating, NNPP chieftain blasts Tinubu, others
A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo has berated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the 36 state governors who just clocked their first 100 days in office saying they have failed to kick start their campaign promises on a good note.
Source: Nigerian Tribune
Recall President Bola Tinubu and many governors were sworn-in on May 29, 2023, with a lot of expectations from Nigerians. Speaking with journalists on Wednesday on the state of the Nation at his Shimawa office, Ogun, Ajadi, who was the gubernatorial candidate of the NNPP in Ogun state in the 2023 elections, noted that the people elected into offices and who are marking their 100 days in office have failed to satisfy the yearnings and aspirations of Nigerians.
He said elected officers have not been able to impact much on the citizenry adding that though 100 days is a short time out of four years but pointed out that Nigerians have not seen any sign of them fulfilling their campaign promises. As the nation watched, Ajadi’s words echoed throughout the land, highlighting the unfulfilled commitments to better infrastructure, improved healthcare, and enhanced educational opportunities.
Tribunal Strikes Out Petition Seeking Tinubu’s Disqualification
The Presidential Election Petitions Court has declared that it lacks the powers to hear the petition of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) challenging the qualification of President Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima.
Source: Daily Trust
Reading the lead judgment on Wednesday, Justice Haruna Tsammani held that the issues brought before the tribunal are pre-election matters, which ought to have been at a high court. He added that the timeframe of 180 days within which to determine the issue had elapsed.
“In Alhassan and others versus Ishaku and others, it was held that an election tribunal has no jurisdiction on the primary of a political party,” he said. He said the matters of qualification and disqualification are guided by the provisions of sections 131 and 137(1)(a)(j) of the Nigerian Constitution.
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