The Election Appeals Court Judges Are Now Killing Time Likely to Deny Nigerians JusticeIgbo Focus24th May 2023According to information obtained from those in court, they said that The Election Appeals Tribunal Judges are now delaying every thing by talking about irrelevant topics. They are concentrating on irrelevant issues like bring mobile phones to court or televising the court proceedings. The Election Appeals Tribunal Judges are not calling out INEC for wasting everyone’s time in court, but they opened the court room yesterday huffing and puffing over mobile phone use. The lead judge Haruna even spent over 5 minutes talking about lawyers who didn’t obey court rules by handing-in their mobile phones to a court security agent. Why should lawyers handling the most important cases in the country give their phones with sensitive information to a guard? What sort of juvenile joke is that?What is the priority here??? Where are we headed with this case???Someone even suggested that the judges may have been threatened by the incumbent cabal and the incoming drug gang leader, but either way, I would like to think that they should be more afraid of the anger of poor Nigerians who crave equity and justice, people are really angry. Few days ago, it was learnt that INEC got rid of BVAS data instead of waiting for parties to exam them.Somebody suggested that if it is true that INEC destroyed BVAS data in March to conceal the fraud it perpetuated during the presidential poll in February, two things must happen.Firstly, the police must launch criminal investigation into the criminal act and bring those responsible to book.Secondly, the basis in which primary evidence is adduced from BVAS data is thrown into doubt; and the claim that BAT won the 2023 presidential poll doesn't then pass the legality test. The destruction of data completely erodes LAWFULNESS.The saving grace for all of the shenanigans of INEC is for the Supreme Court to hold that Shettima violated Section 35 of the Electoral Act 2022 thereby voiding the joint presidential ticket. If the Supreme Court so holds on 26th May 2023, we'll be head into a territory not foreseen by the Constitution. Until Buhari's successor - whoever the court eventually declares as winner - takes the Oaths of Allegiance and Office, he may have to remain in office through the instrumentality of the DOCTRINE OF NECESSITYIn my reading of Section 135 (2), the Constitution 1999 doesn't take into account the very circumstance in which the candidacy of a president-elect is voided and the tenure of the incumbent president is near expiration.All of the foregoing will depend on the decision of the Supreme Court on 26th May 2023. Though, few days ago, INEC revealed that the Only Data Left on the BVAS is that of the Gubernatorial, nothing on the presidential election.Okay, no problem. Allow parties still inspect the BVAS, we will accept the BVAS like that.According, the outcome is that INEC is avoiding being searched and the court has told them they must allow the inspection. That thing they don't want petitioners to see, we will see It. Nothing is hidden forever.*This is exactly the point of the Justices when they said it's the RIGHT of the petitioners to have access to BVAS. Once you deny the other party their right to evidence in your custody, the law will presume the evidence is against the person hiding the evidence.Well said, if the court has told you to give them access, why are they being reluctant? What is the big deal in allowing the petitioners to inspect? Allow them to inspect and move on.Even though the Labour Party has paid all fees INEC requested before they can release the documents to the legal team but INEC still lie to the judges or play pranks here and there to avoid doing it. They are trying to alter the results before giving it to the legal team. Dr. Livy Uzoukwu has sworn to expose INEC during the trial. INEC is really obstructing investigation and Yakubu is not jailed, there will be no justice. How can he nonchalantly announce a man who didn't meet all constitutional requirements as the president-elect and casually told others to go to court and still frantically refused to obey court order to allow Labour Party to access the BVAS.
The Election Appeals Court Judges Are Now Killing Time Likely to Deny Nigerians JusticeIgbo Focus24th May 2023According to information obtained from those in court, they said that The Election Appeals Tribunal Judges are now delaying every thing by talking about irrelevant topics. They are concentrating on irrelevant issues like bring mobile phones to court or televising the court proceedings. The Election Appeals Tribunal Judges are not calling out INEC for wasting everyone’s time in court, but they opened the court room yesterday huffing and puffing over mobile phone use. The lead judge Haruna even spent over 5 minutes talking about lawyers who didn’t obey court rules by handing-in their mobile phones to a court security agent. Why should lawyers handling the most important cases in the country give their phones with sensitive information to a guard? What sort of juvenile joke is that?What is the priority here??? Where are we headed with this case???Someone even suggested that the judges may have been threatened by the incumbent cabal and the incoming drug gang leader, but either way, I would like to think that they should be more afraid of the anger of poor Nigerians who crave equity and justice, people are really angry. Few days ago, it was learnt that INEC got rid of BVAS data instead of waiting for parties to exam them.Somebody suggested that if it is true that INEC destroyed BVAS data in March to conceal the fraud it perpetuated during the presidential poll in February, two things must happen.Firstly, the police must launch criminal investigation into the criminal act and bring those responsible to book.Secondly, the basis in which primary evidence is adduced from BVAS data is thrown into doubt; and the claim that BAT won the 2023 presidential poll doesn't then pass the legality test. The destruction of data completely erodes LAWFULNESS.The saving grace for all of the shenanigans of INEC is for the Supreme Court to hold that Shettima violated Section 35 of the Electoral Act 2022 thereby voiding the joint presidential ticket. If the Supreme Court so holds on 26th May 2023, we'll be head into a territory not foreseen by the Constitution. Until Buhari's successor - whoever the court eventually declares as winner - takes the Oaths of Allegiance and Office, he may have to remain in office through the instrumentality of the DOCTRINE OF NECESSITYIn my reading of Section 135 (2), the Constitution 1999 doesn't take into account the very circumstance in which the candidacy of a president-elect is voided and the tenure of the incumbent president is near expiration.All of the foregoing will depend on the decision of the Supreme Court on 26th May 2023. Though, few days ago, INEC revealed that the Only Data Left on the BVAS is that of the Gubernatorial, nothing on the presidential election.Okay, no problem. Allow parties still inspect the BVAS, we will accept the BVAS like that.According, the outcome is that INEC is avoiding being searched and the court has told them they must allow the inspection. That thing they don't want petitioners to see, we will see It. Nothing is hidden forever.*This is exactly the point of the Justices when they said it's the RIGHT of the petitioners to have access to BVAS. Once you deny the other party their right to evidence in your custody, the law will presume the evidence is against the person hiding the evidence.Well said, if the court has told you to give them access, why are they being reluctant? What is the big deal in allowing the petitioners to inspect? Allow them to inspect and move on.Even though the Labour Party has paid all fees INEC requested before they can release the documents to the legal team but INEC still lie to the judges or play pranks here and there to avoid doing it. They are trying to alter the results before giving it to the legal team. Dr. Livy Uzoukwu has sworn to expose INEC during the trial. INEC is really obstructing investigation and Yakubu is not jailed, there will be no justice. How can he nonchalantly announce a man who didn't meet all constitutional requirements as the president-elect and casually told others to go to court and still frantically refused to obey court order to allow Labour Party to access the BVAS.