Today's Headlines: Tribunal Upholds LP As Winner Of National Assembly Elections In Lagos Constituencies; President Poll Dispute: Obi's Petition To Be Decided First
Tribunal Upholds LP As Winner Of Elections
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The National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday upheld the elections that produced two Labour Party candidates, Jesse Okey-Joe Onuakalusi and Olawande George as winners of the Oshodi-Isolo Federal and Amuwo-Odofin Federal Constituencies.
Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the LP candidate as the winner of the election after he polled 29,386 votes to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Ganiyu Johnson, who garnered 16,650 votes in the exercise.
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Obi’s Petition To Be Decided First
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The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, in Abuja, has disclosed that its first judgement will be on the petition the Labour Party, LP, and its candidate, Peter Obi, filed to challenge President Bola Tinubu’s election.
The Justice Haruna Tsammani-led five member panel of the court commenced sitting around 9:30am.
The panel, which is currently taking appearances of lawyers representing all the parties, said it would skip some of the arguments that were made during the hearing stage and concentrate more on the concluding part of the judgement.
Heavy Security As Presidential Tribunal Gives Verdict Today
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There is a heavy security presence around the premises of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) ahead of the court’s verdict on Wednesday.
As early as 07:00 a.m., there were security operatives in and around the Appeal Court’s premises with their vehicles positioned at strategic points.
The area is calm with journalists and others putting the finishing touches to their preparations for the court proceedings which are expected to begin around 9:00 am.
PDP Accuses APC Of Allegedly Sharing, Squandering N2b Palliatives In Kogi
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kogi State of allegedly sharing and squandering N2b palliates meant for vulnerable citizens of Kogi State.
This is even as the Department of State Services, DSS, said on Tuesday that its operatives arrested some officials of the State Emergency Management Agency in the State for allegedly diverting palliatives meant for the citizens.
DAILY POST recalls that the federal government had a few weeks ago shared thousands of bags of rice, a staple food, across 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory in a bid to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal, particularly on the vulnerable citizens.
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