Today's Headlines: The War Is Not Over- Atiku, Time For Them To Have Sense, Embrace Tinubu's Govt- Festus Keyamo
The War Is Not Over- Atiku
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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the “war” over the 2023 Presidential election is still on.
Speaking at a press conference organised by the party on Thursday, Atiku said he has asked his lawyers to proceed to the Supreme Court.
Atiku had challenged the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in court, but the presidential election tribunal threw out his petition and upheld Tinubu’s election.
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Time For Them To Have Sense, Embrace Tinubu’s Govt- Keyamo
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The Minister of Ation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu “for this judicial vindication”, and hit out at the opposition, urging them to “have sense” and embrace Tinubu’s government.
Keyamo’s reaction is coming on the heels of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal ruling that upheld Tinubu’s victory at the February 25, 2023 presidential election.
The PEPT ruled that the petition filed by Atiku Abubakar of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Peter Obi of Labour Party, and their respective parties had no merit.
Tribunal Upholds Rep Member’s Victory, Dismisses Abia Ex-Speaker’s Petition
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The National Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, has dismissed a petition filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Chinedum Orji, against the member representing the Ikwuano/Umuahia North/South Federal Constituency, Chief Obi Aguocha, of the Labour Party.
The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Aguocha the winner of the February 25, 2023 reps election after polling a total number of 48,199 votes to defeat Orji, who polled 35,196 votes.
But not satisfied with the outcome of the election, Orji, who is the former speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly and son of former governor Theodore Orji, approached the tribunal to seek redress.
Many Nigerians Learned From Tribunal Verdict, Says Robert Clarke
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Robert Clarke, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says the judgment of the presidential election petition tribunal was the correct one.
He also said many Nigerians learned a lot from the ruling of the tribunal.
Speaking during an interview on Arise TV on Wednesday, Clarke said he accepts the ruling of the tribunal on Vice-President Kashim Shettima’s double nomination as good and correct.
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