ADVERTISEMENT
  • The Membership Club
  • #EndSARS Dashboard
  • PT Hausa
  • About Us
  • Advert Rates
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Premium Times Nigeria
  • Home
  • Gender
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Opinion
  • Health
    • COVID-19
    • News Reports
    • Special Reports and Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Health Specials
    • Features and Interviews
    • Multimedia
    • Events
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Special Reports/Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Features and Interviews
    • Multimedia
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • #EndSARS Dashboard
    • Parliament Watch
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • AGAHRIN
  • #PandoraPapers
  • AUN-PT Data Hub
  • Home
  • Gender
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Opinion
  • Health
    • COVID-19
    • News Reports
    • Special Reports and Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Health Specials
    • Features and Interviews
    • Multimedia
    • Events
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Special Reports/Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Features and Interviews
    • Multimedia
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • #EndSARS Dashboard
    • Parliament Watch
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • AGAHRIN
  • #PandoraPapers
  • AUN-PT Data Hub
Premium Times Nigeria
BUA Group Ad BUA Group Ad BUA Group Ad
ADVERTISEMENT
Supreme Court sacks 10 CPC lawmakers

Chief Justice of Nigeria, Dahiru Musdapher

Supreme Court sacks 10 CPC lawmakers

byPremium Times
December 16, 2011
2 min read

The Supreme Court today nullified the election of two Senators and eight members of the House of Representatives representing Katsina State on the platform of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC.

In a unanimous judgment, a seven-man panel of justices of the apex court held that going by the provisions of the Electoral Act 2010 and the 1999 constitution, as amended, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, ought not to have recognized the ousted lawmakers as authentic candidates of the CPC for the April 2011general election.

The court held that the affected lawmakers, were not validly nominated.

Consequently, the panel presided by Justice Tanko Mohammed Mahmoud, upheld the verdict of the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal which had on April 20, declared the primary election that produced the sacked lawmakers as illegal, null and void.

Those affected by the judgment were Senators Abdu Umar ‘Yandoma and Ahmad Sani Stores, representing Katsina North and Katsina Central senatorial districts respectively, Representatives Murtala Isa, Muntari Dandutse, Musa Salisu, Aminu Ashiru and Umar Adamu Katsayal, Muhammad Tukur, Tasi’u Doguro, and Abdu Dankama representing Jibia-Kaita Federal constituency.

Meanwhile, the apex court has ordered the National Assembly leadership to immediately, swear-in ten members of the CPC in Katsina state who it said were the bonafide candidates of the party and winners of the primary election that heralded the April poll in the state.

Those it said should be sworn-in to take over the seats of the ousted legislators are, Messrs Sadiq Yar’Adua, (Katsina central Senatorial District), Hadi A Sirika, (Katsina North), Ahmed B Kaita, (Kankia/Kusada/ Ingawa Federeal constituency), Salisu Salisco, (Kaita/ Jibiya constituency), Shiek Umar Abubakar, (Katsina federal constituency), Salisu Ado Daura, (Daura/ Maiaduwa/ Sandamu constituency), Isa Lawa Doro, (Mani/ Bindawa constituency), Sani Bello Mashi, (Mashi/ Dutsi constituency), Abbas Machika, (Kankara/ Faskari/ Sabuwa constituency) and Dr Mansur Funtua,  (Funtua/ Dandume constituency).

The court voided the election of the said lawmakers on the ground that section 85(1) of the Electoral Act 2010 was violated.

Specifically, section 85(1) of the Electoral Act 2010 requires every registered political party in the country to give a 21-day notice to INEC, notifying it of its intention to conduct congresses for the purpose of nominating candidates for any elective office specified under the Act.

In compliance with the provision, CPC, through its national headquarters, wrote a letter to INEC on December 24, 2010, giving INEC notice of its intention to hold primary elections for the April 2011 National Assembly, State Assembly and governorship elections in Katsina state.

The CPC had also notified INEC of the constitution of a committee under one Col. Jibril Mohammed Hassan (Rtd), saddled with the responsibility of organizing the primary elections.

1X Bet AD

The said election, which took place as slated, saw a former speaker of the House of Representative, Aminu Masari, and others vying for various national and state assembly offices and emerging victorious. Their names were subsequently ratified by the National Executive Committee and Board of Trustees of the party and forwarded to INEC through the CPC national congress committee led by one Lanre Tejuosho.

Nevertheless, dissatisfied with the nomination process, 43 candidates of the party in the state, led by one Senator Lado Danmarke, dragged INEC, the party and its chairman, Tony Momoh before a federal high court in Abuja, contending that they were the legally elected candidates of the party in the state.

On February 15, trial justice Abdul Kafarati granted the relief sought by the plaintiffs and okayed them for the April polls.

Following his judgment, the CPC leadership went before the appellate court and upturned Mr Kafarati’s judgment. They lost, as the Supreme Court affirmed the appellate court’s decision today.

  • WhatsApp
  • Tweet
  • Email
  • Print
  • Telegram
  • More
  • Share on Tumblr
  • Pocket

CITIZEN-FM AD


Support PREMIUM TIMES' journalism of integrity and credibility

Good journalism costs a lot of money. Yet only good journalism can ensure the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy, and a transparent government.

For continued free access to the best investigative journalism in the country we ask you to consider making a modest support to this noble endeavour.

By contributing to PREMIUM TIMES, you are helping to sustain a journalism of relevance and ensuring it remains free and available to all.

Donate



TEXT AD: To place an advert here . Call Willie - +2348098788999


JOIN THE CONVERSATION

  • Disqus (0)
premiumtimes





PT Mag Campaign AD

Previous Post

Gunmen raid Airforce school, kill three officers

Next Post

Minister says oil revenue should be for national development, not sharing

Premium Times

Premium Times

More News

Adeyinka Grandson

EXCLUSIVE: Untold story of Adeyinka Grandson’s immigration, marital troubles

May 17, 2022
Residents and Security Operatives are seen at the scene of the Kano explosion in Sabon Gari area.

Residents, police disagree over Kano explosion

May 17, 2022
Borehole at Shuni community

Residents of Sokoto communities lament being made to pay for water from public boreholes

May 17, 2022
The drug baroness and one of her boys

59-year-old Nigerian woman arrested for running drug cartel

May 17, 2022
All Progressives Congress (APC)

APC inaugurates screening committees for House of Assembly aspirants

May 17, 2022
Scene of Kano explosion that claims Nine people

Nine bodies recovered at scene of Kano explosion – NEMA

May 17, 2022
Next Post
Minister says oil revenue should be for national development, not sharing

Minister says oil revenue should be for national development, not sharing

Okadigbo’s wife declared winner of anambra north senatorial dist

Okadigbo's wife declared winner of anambra north senatorial dist

Leave Comment

Search

AUN-PT Ad





Transport-Technology


Stanbic Ad


Access Bank Ad





Glo Ad


Subscribe to News via Email

Enter your email address and receive notifications of news by email.

Join 1,838,813 other subscribers.

Advertisement






netherland biz school Advert



Zenith Advert

ADVERTISEMENT

Our Digital Network

  • PT Hausa
  • Election Centre
  • Human Trafficking Investigation
  • Centre for Investigative Journalism
  • National Conference
  • Press Attack Tracker
  • PT Academy
  • Dubawa
  • LeaksNG
  • Campus Reporter

Resources

  • Oil & Gas Facts
  • List of Universities in Nigeria
  • LIST: Federal Unity Colleges in Nigeria
  • NYSC Orientation Camps in Nigeria
  • Nigeria’s Federal/States’ Budgets since 2005
  • Malabu Scandal Thread
  • World Cup 2018
  • Panama Papers Game
  • Our Digital Network
  • About Us
  • Resources
  • Projects
  • Data & Infographics
  • DONATE

All content is Copyrighted © 2020 The Premium Times, Nigeria

No Result
View All Result
  • #PandoraPapers
  • Gender
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Health
    • COVID-19
    • News Reports
    • Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Health Specials
    • Features
    • Events
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Research & Innovation
    • Data & Infographics
    • Special Reports/Investigations
    • Investigations
    • Interviews
    • Multimedia
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • #EndSARS Dashboard
  • Projects
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • Parliament Watch
    • AGAHRIN
  • AUN-PT Data Hub
  • Opinion
  • The Membership Club
  • Dubawa
  • DONATE

All content is Copyrighted © 2020 The Premium Times, Nigeria

Our website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.