Group sensitises Voters on violence free Elections in Imo

As the much anticipated general elections draw near  a  non-partisan group known as Ogbia progressive platform is leading a campaign against violence, vote buying and selling to ensure  credible polls.

 

The group used the occasion to urge the people to vote credible candidates irrespective of their party affiliations for a better governed nation

Over the years, elections have been  marred by violence, vote buying and selling

This to a great extent has affected the quality of leaders who have emerged.

 

Worried by this ugly trend, a group known as Ogbia progressive platform is leading a campaign across Ogbialand in Bayelsa State to enlighten the people on how to change the narrative.

 

Convener of the group and the chairman of the NGO were in Emeyal2 community to sensitize the people.

In one accord they also preached against desperation in politics in the state while emphasizing on the need to vote for credible candidates.

The group hopes that their massage of non-violence approach in the forthcoming election will spread across the country to enable best candidates emerge victorious.

APC URGES SOUTH WEST VOTERS TO GIVE 17 MILLION VOTES TO TINUBU FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Just one month to the Feb 25th Presidential election, the Chairman of APC in Lagos state, Hon Cornelius Ojelabi has urged the people of the South West to deliver the 17m votes to the party’s Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.

 

He also said that Lagos must not be found wanting in delivering 7.Im block votes to the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu in the coming Presidential Election and also return Babajide Sanwo’Olu as Governor of the state for the 2nd Term.

 

While speaking at the Strategic meeting of the APC Directorate of Religious Affairs with the Traditional Chiefs, Ojelabi assured them that their demands will receive adequate attention at the state and federal levels.

 

Also speaking, the Opeluwa of Ikate, Abdulahi Elegushi assured of full support for the election of Tinubu for what he did for them as Governor of the state.

 

He reminded the gathering of the need for Governor Sanwoolu to honour their request for August 20 as Public holiday for traditional rulers in Lagos.

 

On his part, the Head of the Directorate of Religious Affairs, Hon Oyinlomo Danmole explained that the forum was to actualize plans to ensure victory for Tinubu and other party’s candidates.

 

AGAIN, PRINCE OTU FLOORS SANDY ONOR, PDP AS APPEAL COURT THROWS OUT SUIT SEEKING DISQUALIFICATION OF APC  GUBER TICKET.

 

A Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar has delivered a judgement in a matter brought before it by the People’s Democratic Party, PDP and her governorship candidate, Sen. Sandy Onor in favour of the All Progressives Congress, APC and her governorship candidate, Sen. Prince Bassey Otu.

 

The Appellant, PDP and Sandy Onor had appealed the judgement of the trial court last year and delivered by Justice Rosemary Oghoghorie in Calabar.

 

Counsel to the Appellant, First Baba Isa had argued that the APC deputy governorship candidate, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, being a 3rd defendant on the matter, apart from not being a member of the 1st defendant (APC) was also a British citizen. He had prayed the court to disqualify the APC governorship candidate, Sen. Bassey Otu being the 2nd defendant and the 3rd defendant, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, because their ticket was a joint one.

 

In an unanimous decision by the three justices, R.C Agbo, O.F Omoleye and B.B Aliyu, Justice O.F. Omoleye who delivered the judgement on behalf of their Lordships submitted that on the issue of membership of a political party, the Appellant had no business in the activities of another political party. She upheld the judgement of the trial court, insisting that the issue of political party membership was not justiciable and therefore the court lacked the jurisdiction to determine it.

 

She maintained that as much as the constitution of Nigeria recognizes political party membership, the business of such political party remains an internal affair of the  party.

 

Although she acknowledged the right of the Appellants to institute a pre-electoral matter, she insisted that the matter itself was not justiciable.

 

“The domestic affairs of a political party is an internal issue of that political party and the court will not dabble into the internal affairs of any political party” she said.

 

“The issue of leadership and membership of political parties is an internal affair of a  political party and the court will not interfere in it. The court therefore, cannot be dragged into the internal issue of if the 3rd defendant is a member of the 1st defendant or not. This therefore means that the action of the Appellants is not justiciable. This matter is therefore struck out for lacking in merit and a cost of N500,000 awarded against the Appellants” she concluded.