The Apex court of country which we all know as the supreme court today, Monday 22nd of February, 2016, said the All Progressive Congress(APC) and its governorship candidate in Taraba state, Aisha Alhassan, had no locus standi to challenge the nomination of Governor Darius Ishiaku by Peoples Democratic Party.
The apex court made the declaration while giving reasons for dismissing the appeal of APC and Alhassan in its judgement on February 11, 2016.
The court held that the governor was duly sponsored by the peoples Democratic Party(PDP) to contest in the election, adding that evidence brought before it had confirmed Ishiaku's membership of the party.
Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour, who presided over the case and read the details of the judgement, said the appeals and cross appeals had no redeemable substance. He said "The matter is very simple that the apex court has ruled on matters of this nature at different occasions."
He further said " There is no way a candidate of another political party who did not participate in the primaries of another political party could suddenly rise to challenge the conduct of such an exercise. It is therefore, clear that the appeals and all the cross appeals against the election of Governor Darius Ishiaku of Taraba have no redeemable Substance".
The supreme court also declared that the Taraba state Governorship Election Petition Tribunal grossly misdirected itself by upturning Governor Ishiaku's victory.
If we recall, that the tribunal had nullified the governors's election and went ahead to declare Alhassan as duly elected governor of Taraba before an appeal by Ishiaku set aside the tribunal judgement, prompting Alhassan and the APC to approach the apex court, which dismissed their appeals and affirmed the validity of the governor's election.
The apex court made the declaration while giving reasons for dismissing the appeal of APC and Alhassan in its judgement on February 11, 2016.
The court held that the governor was duly sponsored by the peoples Democratic Party(PDP) to contest in the election, adding that evidence brought before it had confirmed Ishiaku's membership of the party.
Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour, who presided over the case and read the details of the judgement, said the appeals and cross appeals had no redeemable substance. He said "The matter is very simple that the apex court has ruled on matters of this nature at different occasions."
He further said " There is no way a candidate of another political party who did not participate in the primaries of another political party could suddenly rise to challenge the conduct of such an exercise. It is therefore, clear that the appeals and all the cross appeals against the election of Governor Darius Ishiaku of Taraba have no redeemable Substance".
The supreme court also declared that the Taraba state Governorship Election Petition Tribunal grossly misdirected itself by upturning Governor Ishiaku's victory.
If we recall, that the tribunal had nullified the governors's election and went ahead to declare Alhassan as duly elected governor of Taraba before an appeal by Ishiaku set aside the tribunal judgement, prompting Alhassan and the APC to approach the apex court, which dismissed their appeals and affirmed the validity of the governor's election.
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