Today's Headlines: PEPT wants Supreme Court to disqualify my appeal–Atiku, NLC calls for tax justice
PEPT wants Supreme Court to disqualify my appeal – Atiku cries out
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has lamented the failure of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to make available a certified copy of the judgment, three days after it was delivered.
Atiku’s lawyers are yet to get a copy of the judgment.
The lawyers are said to have formally applied to the court for certified true copies as of Friday.
The former Vice President and his team of lawyers have just 14 days to approach the Supreme Court with their appeal against the PEPC ruling.
Atiku spoke in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communications, Phrank Shaibu.
The statement said, “By not making available to Atiku Abubakar, Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, the certified true copies of the judgment of Wednesday for its filings at the Supreme Court, the Presidential Election Petition Court, is undermining Atiku’s and Nigerians quest for justice.”
Shaibu reminded the PEPC that some of the testimonies of Atiku’s witnesses were struck out during Wednesday’s ruling simply because their statements on oath were filed out of time.
He said the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal is not oblivious that Atiku has already lost three days of the 14-day limit stipulated for filing in their processes at the Supreme Court.
NLC calls for tax justice
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has advocated for a proper implementation of tax justice to enable higher-income earners in the country to pay higher taxes than low-income earners.
Mr Eustace James, NLC Focal Person on Tax Justice, made the call in an interview with the Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja.
“Those who occupy public offices, those who erect mighty buildings with public funds, and yet they don’t pay taxes, should be made to pay taxes accordingly, ” he said.
He decried the system where low-income earners and the vulnerable in society pay higher and double taxes while those occupying high public offices do not pay taxes.
“Tax justice is about bringing equity and justice to tax payments, about people paying based on what they earn. It is about eliminating extortion and exploitation of the poor as well as taxing on the basis of pure justice,” he said.
Rivers man kills father with pestle
A young man simply identified as Ikechi became violent after his father turned down his money request and hit him with a pestle which led to his (father’s) death in Rumuaghaolu, Obio Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Our correspondent learnt that the suspect had requested an undisclosed amount of money from the father and became infuriated when the deceased refused to give the money to him.
An eyewitness told our correspondent that the incident occurred on Thursday afternoon, saying the infuriated ma in a fit of uncontrolled rage reached for a pestle and smashed the father’s head with it.
According to the eyewitness, the deceased died on the spot.
The eyewitness said, “He was enraged over the deceased refusal to give him money yesterday at Road 9, Rumuagholu, Port Harcourt.
Osun govt reads riot act to dog owners
Worried by the death of a baby from dog attack in Osogbo, the state capital recently, Osun State government has warned dog owners to tame their dogs or face prosecution.
The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Tola Faseru, disclosed this while meeting with dog breeders, owners and veterinary outfits in the state.
A publication in the state bulleting on Friday stated that Faseru said the state would not condone dogs unleashing terror on residents.
“Henceforth, dog owners will face necessary disciplinary action in line with the dictates of the law if any of their dogs is found culpable.
“The rate at which unlicensed dogs roam the streets aimlessly is unfortunate.
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