COURT OF APPEAL UPHOLDS ELECTION OF GOV. ISHAKU OF TARABA
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday declared that Gov. Darius Ishaku of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was validly elected in the April gubernatorial elections in Taraba.
The appellate court set aside the Nov. 7 judgment of the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal for the state which had declared Sen. Aisha Alhassan of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the election.
The court of appeal panel of five justices, presided over by Justice Abdul Aboki, held that the decision of the tribunal was a nullity.
Specifically, the appellate court said the tribunal erred in law in its decision that Ishaku was not validly nominated by his party and not qualified ab-initio to contest the April 11 governorship election.
Aboki said that INEC and any aggrieved contestant in the primaries of the party were the ones that had the locus standi to challenge the conduct of the primaries. Aboki held that the appellant met all the statutory conditions to contest the election.
Four other cross-appeals filed by parties were ruled in favour of Ishaku.
On his part, Mr Mahmud Magaji (SAN), Counsel to Al-Hassan, said the decision would be further tested at the Supreme Court.
``We still hold that the governor was not qualified to contest that election,’’ he said.
8 YEARS AFTER, LAGOS ASSEMBLY PARDONS IMPEACHED DEPUTY GOVERNOR FEMI PEDRO
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday invalidated the 2007 impeachment of a former deputy governor of the state, Mr Femi Pedro.
The resolution followed the adoption of the recommendation of an eight-member Ad Hoc Committee constituted on July 2, to review the circumstances that led to Pedro’s impeachment.
Pedro, who was deputy to former Gov. Bola Tinubu, was impeached for gross misconduct on May 10, 2007, days to the end of the tenure of the administration.
He had urged the House to revisit his impeachment in a letter sent to the 8th Assembly on compassionate grounds.
The House, after considering the ad-hoc committee report on Thursday, passed a vote of confidence on Pedro, saying the allegations leading to his impeachment were not connected to criminal charges.
BRT, BFS TO OFFER FREE RIDES ON NEW YEAR DAY
The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it would provide free bus rides for residents of the state in its Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) buses, for the New Year celebration.
This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Kolawole Ojelabi, the External Relations Officer, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), which said: “Lagosians celebrating the New Year on Friday will have some fun as operators of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and the Bus Franchise Scheme (BFS) will offer free bus rides to commuters.
“Free service will be offered to commuters on the BRT corridor from Ikorodu via Mile 12 to CMS by the BRT operator, Primero Transport Service Ltd. Capetrust Investment Ltd, operator of the BFS will offer free services along its corridor – Maryland – Ikeja-Iyana-Ipaja – Ikotun- Igando axis of Alimoso and Ikeja Local Governments.”
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