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The Supreme Court on Monday, dismissed the appeal filed by the PDP and her Candidate Titus Tyoapine Uba against Hyacinth Iormem Alia's election and return as Governor of Benue State in the 18th March Governorship poll.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on March 21, declared APC's Alia & his Deputy, Ode as the winners of the election after they secured 473,933 votes, to defeat their closest challengers, Uba/Ngbede of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who garnered 223,913 votes.

Dissatisfied with the results as declared by the Commission, Uba & PDP through their lead counsel, Efut Okon SAN approached the tribunal (EPT/BN/GOV/01/2023) seeking certain reliefs as regards the qualifications of the the Governor and Deputy-Governor. INEC, Alia, Sam Ode and APC are listed as the first, second, third and fourth respondents, respectively.

Uba & PDP's petition are anchored on the following grounds:

(1) That the 2nd Respondent and 3rd Respondent (Deputy-Gov, Sam Ode) were at the time of the election, not qualified to contest the election as their sponsorship was invalid having been done 44 days to the date of the election, which is less than the mandatory period of 180 days required by law for political parties to submit the names of their candidates.

(2) That the 3rd Respondent (Sam Ode) obtained Form EC-9 (Affidavit in of Personal Particulars) from INEC, filled, signed and submitted the Form to INEC falsely certifying that the said INEC Form EC-9 was sworn to before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The 1st-3rd respondents through their Counsels challenged the competency of the petition. They averred that these issues been pre-election & intra-party, it is wholly domiciled outside the jurisdiction of the tribunal.

The Justice Ibrahim Musa Karaye-led tribunal on 23/09/2023, held that Issues of nomination, sponsorship and disqualification are issues to be determined by the Federal High Court and not the tribunal.

Beyond that, the tribunal berated the petitioners for engaging in an abuse of Court process having raised similar issues at the Federal High Court last year. In the suit: PDP & Uba v. INEC, APC, Alia, Vembe & Ode, the Petitioners failed at the Federal High Court and later at the Appeal Court in February this year.

The Tribunal averred that it lacked jurisdiction to entertain the petition and held that Alia and Ode were qualified to contest.

Not happy with the outcome, the PDP & Uba approached the penultimate Court in these matters.

Leading the , Justice Onyekachi Aja Otisi JCA on 20/11/2023, concurred with the judgement of the lower Court and held that the petitioners did not prove the forgery claim against Sam Ode (Benue Deputy Governor) beyond any reasonable doubts.

Dissatisfied, the PDP/Uba's lawyer, Sebastian Hon SAN, told the Justice Inyang Okoro-led 5-man that the Deputy Governor, Ode's name was not submitted to INEC in time.

He strongly submitted that his case was not a pre-election matter,

“The All Progressives Congress candidate was not duly sponsored, ” Hon contended on Monday.

“This is not the kind of matter that should come to court from a senior counsel" Justice Inyang Okoro replied to the lawyer.

“If you are a friend of this court, you will just withdraw this appeal. We are unanimous in this matter. Just withdraw this matter,” Justice Okoro advised the lawyer.

“My lord, I apply to withdraw the appeal,” Hon responded.

“This appeal, having been withdrawn, is hereby dismissed” Justice Okoro said.

Father, it's time to work now.

This father governor has no much grip on Benue people

But wait ooo I don't believe this reverend father governor is not having sex, I can't believe and sometimes I use to have this feeling that his secret affairs will come out.

Good one

Great

Alright

Congratulations

Congratulations Padre!



Deal decisively with the insecurities in benue

Congrats to yes father but if she's not a virgin, don't wife her

Yes Father. It is a time to pepper those noise makers.
Serve your people not the few greedy crooks who wants you to open the state treasuries for them to loot them dry.
Congratulations

Now the clown can focus on governance. Hopefully, he'll deliver proper democratic dividends to Benue state indigenes.

As a priest, there are a lot of expectations from Father Alia, May God grant him the wisdom of Solomon to bring the dividends of good governance to the people of Benue state.

To everyone reading this:
Stop your sin and return to God with a pure heart and God will grant your heart desires.

Matt.6.33 - But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Nairaland bring BBC's documentary on TB Joshua 's cult to the front page.

No be only Wike and Sim topics go dey front page.

Ok.

Let him now relax.....

I'm happy for him.

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EreluRoz:
This father governor has no much grip on Benue people

But wait ooo I don't believe this reverend father governor is not having sex, I can't believe and sometimes I use to have this feeling that his secret affairs will come out.

You don't need to believe for it to be true. There are lots and lots and lots of disciplined and morally upright people.

Hmmmmm, this gbas gbos go strong now for Benue. Anyway I wish you the best governor alia

Ok

Whatever

EreluRoz:
This father governor has no much grip on Benue people

But wait ooo I don't believe this reverend father governor is not having sex, I can't believe and sometimes I use to have this feeling that his secret affairs will come out.

pls who's d first lady of Benue state?

BoldBrainz:
Now the clown can focus on governance. Hopefully, he'll deliver proper democratic dividends to Benue state indigenes.

How is he a clown or you lack what to say

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