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The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe, SAN, has criticised the Federal High Court for entertaining the suit brought before it on local government election disputes in Osun State.

Speaking with Sunday PUNCH, Osigwe stated that the genesis of the crisis in Osun could be traced to the Federal High Court’s decision on the local government suits which he had no jurisdiction over.

In 2022, the Peoples Democratic Party filed a suit against the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, the All Progressives Congress, and others at the Federal High Court in Osogbo.

The PDP challenged the conduct of the local government council elections, citing non-compliance with the mandatory provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022.

In a judgement delivered on November 25, 2022, the court granted all the reliefs sought by the PDP, nullified the local government elections conducted by OSIEC on October 15, 2022, and directed the elected council chairmen to vacate the office.

Dissatisfied with the judgment, APC and other parties filed an appeal before the Court of Appeal in Akure, Ondo State.

In its judgement, the appellate court agreed with the APC and set aside the decision of the Federal High Court because the PDP did not file a valid originating process to confer jurisdiction on the lower court.

However, OSIEC conducted a new LG election on February 22, against the advice of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN.

Reacting to the Osun LG crisis, Osigwe said, “What is the business of the Federal High Court in giving decisions one way or the other concerning local government elections in the state? That is the root of the problem in Osun State.

“Does the Federal High Court have jurisdiction to make pronouncements on whether a law ed concerning local government elections is valid or invalid? Does it have the power to do so? Why are cases like this brought to the Federal High Court instead of the State High Court where they ought to be determined?

“This is the starting point. All the cases referred to that went on appeal originated from the Federal High Court. Why are senior lawyers and other lawyers filing such cases in the Federal High Court? Why does the Federal High Court entertain these cases when it ought not to?

https://punchng.com/osun-federal-court-cant-decide-lg-matters-says-nba-president/

Hmm 🤔

Tinubu and Wike are on rampage, rascality and bastardization are the order of the day, can Nigeria survive in the hands of those political Agberos and criminal who have hijacked our judiciary and Government

Nigeria court is a joke

Rivers nko?

Bunch of crooks

Having selective amnesia

Honestly courts are the problem in Nigeria

Saltinny:









Tinubu and Wike are on rampage, rascality and bastardization are the order of the day, can Nigeria survive in the hands of those political Agberos and criminal who have hijacked our judiciary and Government

NBA President was rather blaming PDP

Judiciary is the problem of this country. This stem from entertaining cases outside their jurisdiction, issuing conflicting judgement, and other illegal activities just to favour federal, state or a political lunatics.

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When the court is now an entrepreneurial hub

Saltinny:









Tinubu and Wike are on rampage, rascality and bastardization are the order of the day, can Nigeria survive in the hands of those political Agberos and criminal who have hijacked our judiciary and Government

Did you read the write-up?
I doubt it! Go and read it, taking note of the time these things happened!

Dem dong forget Osunn sharp


No go fight federal government, dem go Cary U handicap

Saltinny:









Tinubu and Wike are on rampage, rascality and bastardization are the order of the day, can Nigeria survive in the hands of those political Agberos and criminal who have hijacked our judiciary and Government

You and the people that liked this your post are humpty dumpty.

You didn't even bother to read the post just assume things in your head.

The guy is blaming PDP in his argument.

Watch how ipob will blame APC and Tinubu for this instead of PDP.

I wonder how this people sleep at night with so much hate and bitterness in their hearts.

This is how they led Fubara to his doom ing illegality all because they hate wike.

A shame

Saltinny:
Tinubu and Wike are on rampage, rascality and bastardization are the order of the day, can Nigeria survive in the hands of those political Agberos and criminal who have hijacked our judiciary and Government

Why did ọmọlúwàbís fail to work hard enough and prevent the agberos from getting the power to go on rampage for rascality and bastardisation of our psyche

Is it just the fault of the agberos?

anonimi:
“The worst illiterate is the political illiterate, he doesn’t hear, doesn’t speak, nor participates in the political events.

He doesn’t know the cost of life, the price of the bean, of the fish, of the flour, of the rent, of the shoes and of the medicine, all depends on political decisions. The political illiterate is so stupid that he is proud and swells his chest saying that he hates politics.

The slowpoke doesn’t know that, from his political ignorance is born the prostitute, the abandoned child, and the worst thieves of all, the bad politician, corrupted and flunky of the national and multinational companies.”

― Bertolt Brecht

Our judges must deliver judgments in line with upholding justice and the rule of law not technicalities. Nigeria judiciary should conduct survey to observe the perception of nigerians regarding their judgment especially on political matters to at least access its self. Most people no longer regard the judiciary as the last hope of the common man. Something urgently needs to be done

Idiotic rubbish talk.
And this fool calls himself a lawyer? He might as well call himself a partisan politician.

This is so shallow IQ that you wonder how such a slowpoke can be called the president of a Bar Association.
The Supreme Court in any country is the supreme interpreter of local, state, and federal laws in any country.
So if a local court sentenced someone to prison, is this fool saying that such a person cannot approach the higher federal court for appeals?

Cherrybae:
Watch how ipob will blame APC and Tinubu for this instead of PDP.

I wonder how this people sleep at night with so much hate and bitterness in their hearts.

This is how they led Fubara to his doom ing illegality all because they hate wike.

A shame

Was PDP in power in 2022 when the FEDERAL High Court ruled on something that this lawyer said they should not have ruled on

How do you sleep at night with so much hate and bitterness that make you blind during the day?

Saltinny:









Tinubu and Wike are on rampage, rascality and bastardization are the order of the day, can Nigeria survive in the hands of those political Agberos and criminal who have hijacked our judiciary and Government

Stop reading only head lines, try to dey read before u made a comment

princeade86:
Nigeria court is a joke

just dont break the law and get caught, so that you wont know that its not a joke,

anonimi:


Was PDP in power in 2022 when the FEDERAL High Court ruled on something that this lawyer said they should not have ruled on

How do you sleep at night with so much hate and bitterness that make you blind during the day?

Na wa

in other words, if federal high court dont have power according to you, the first judgment is null and void, so the chairmen are not sacked, so appeal court is correct, lol

Left for us, let the judiciary be blind. Let it uphold the constitution.
The rediron stove!

But even the SC has turned to INEC, counting ballots and announcing election result.

anonimi:


Was PDP in power in 2022 when the FEDERAL High Court ruled on something that this lawyer said they should not have ruled on

How do you sleep at night with so much hate and bitterness that make you blind during the day?

Who filed the suit at the federal high court.

Go and sleep with your hate and bitterness

Werey flat headed dunce

Saltinny:









Tinubu and Wike are on rampage, rascality and bastardization are the order of the day, can Nigeria survive in the hands of those political Agberos and criminal who have hijacked our judiciary and Government

Did you read him well? PDP first took the case to the Federal High Court in 2022 before even Tinubu came in

Tinubu and Wike yaf pocketed our judiciary

anonimi:


Was PDP in power in 2022 when the FEDERAL High Court ruled on something that this lawyer said they should not have ruled on

How do you sleep at night with so much hate and bitterness that make you blind during the day?

Why are you blaming this guy for what he wrote?
PDP Osun took the case to Federal High Court in 2022. When did the present governor there take power?

PigTormentor:
Idiotic rubbish talk.
And this fool calls himself a lawyer? He might as well call himself a partisan politician.

This is so shallow IQ that you wonder how such a slowpoke can be called the president of a Bar Association.
The Supreme Court in any country is the supreme interpreter of local, state, and federal laws in any country.
So if a local court sentenced someone to prison, is this fool saying that such a person cannot approach the higher federal court for appeals?

Wait, are you farming engagement or is this your sincere take?

anonimi:


Was PDP in power in 2022 when the FEDERAL High Court ruled on something that this lawyer said they should not have ruled on

How do you sleep at night with so much hate and bitterness that make you blind during the day?

You are not current

The LG election was conducted under an APC governor.Governor Adeleke who is the current governor and PDP took the election issue directly to the Federal High court instead of state high court which has Jurisdiction.All the APC LG chairman lost the case and were asked to vacate their office.

The LG chairmen dissatisfied with the outcome of the Federal high court appeal the case at the Court of Appeal which they won and was told to resume forthwith.

Balabluing.
Everybody just dey talk wetin their interest but shall all intentions na intention but laslas na only Good go win on the long run.

Saltinny:









Tinubu and Wike are on rampage, rascality and bastardization are the order of the day, can Nigeria survive in the hands of those political Agberos and criminal who have hijacked our judiciary and Government

Since 2022. How is that Tinubu and Wike