ABEOKUTA – President, Nigerian Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa, has disbanded the Ogun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal headed by Justice Chinwe Onyeabo.

A source closed to the tribunal told Sunday INDEPENDENT that an internal memo had been addressed to Justice Onyeabo and two other members of the Tribunal; Justice D. A. Onyigbenu and Justice (Khadi) M.L. Omar, informing them to leave Ogun State for another assignment.

It was further gathered that one Justice Josephine Coker from Lagos Division would now head the newly constituted three man panel which included Justice Kabir Dabo who is a member of the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in the State, and one Justice Jubril, from Kano Division.

The development, it was gathered, might not be unconnected with a motion on notice dated April 15, filled by the All Progressives Congress, (APC), calling on members of the tribunal to recuse themselves from further sitting as members of the tribunal.

In the alternative, the APC prayed the President of the Appeal Court to constitute a new panel different from the panel headed by Onyeabo.

The APC accused the panel of violating the right to fair hearing in the two factional petitions filled by Labour Party against the emergence of Dapo Abiodun of the APC as the Governor-Elect of the State.

The Labour Party had filled two factional petitions; one filled by a former Secretary of the Party, Comrade Ogini Olaposi and the other, by the Chairman of the Party in the State, Abayomi Arabanbi.

When contacted, the Secretary of the Tribunal, Nyior Henry Sekulla said he has no authority to respond to issues of whether the panel has been disbanded or not.

He however confirmed that there “has been reshufflement one way or the other across the federation”, adding that ‘Ogun State is likely to be affected or has been affected, but the situation will get clearer after we resume from the Easter break’.

Amuocha:
Justice Coker

'It was further gathered that one Justice Josephine Coker from Lagos Division would now head the newly constituted three man panel which included Justice Kabir Dabo who is a member of the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in the State, and one Justice Jubril, from Kano Division.'

- APC judges

HisSexcellency:

Our judiciary is gone, this is what you get when lawyers and judges are politically active in various parties while still on the bench

komekn:


Can l add when the principle of Separation of powers is disintegrated, the rule of law ⚖ decimated and the President removes the CJN.

We now have essentially a DICTATORSHIP.

The issue is not right or wrong but DUE LEGAL PROCESS.

The Judiciary is now a rubber stamp for PMB this is the next level.

NgeneUkwenu:
Justice Onyeabo This ipob man would have sold justice to Amosun like that Justice Peter Obi in the case of Osun Tribunal..

It is good they are weeded out of the System. They hate APC/Unity of Nigeria. :

Justice Josephine Coker from Lagos Division would now head the newly constituted three man panel which included Justice Kabir Dabo who is a member of the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in the State, and one Justice Jubril, from Kano Division.

HisSexcellency:

Our judiciary is gone, this is what you get when lawyers and judges are politically active in various parties while still on the bench

HisSexcellency:

But for how long will this continue, something has to give

iammo:


Igbo people won become Ogun state firstlady through backdoor tribunal. Justice Onyeabo bye bye.


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iammo:


Igbo people won become Ogun state firstlady through backdoor tribunal. Justice Onyeabo bye bye.


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hammerFC:



DID IGBO PEOPLE HOLD GUN TO UR HEAD TO KEEP COMING TO MARRY FROM DEM?


WEN DEY SAY, GO AND MARRY FROM YOUR TRIBE, U CRY AND CALL DEM NAMES.


DEY GIVE U WIFE, U STILL CRY AND CALL DEM NAMES.


YORUBA ARE JUST USELESS SET OF PEOPLE.

iammo:


This one dey shout this early morning in sifia.pain.

Like bread and butter, yam and egg, yoruba man and yellow igbo woman with round ukwu... are very unseperatable match. Infact after we use referendum to chase you efulefu igbo men back. We shall only issue Nigerian Visa to Igbo women.


Yeye somebody, since we can afford the bride price we took the bride so shut up.

Didnt akeredolu's wife become first lady through the front door? Or Seyi makinde's wife isnt from Edo ... even Ajimobi's wifd an half lebanese.

hammerFC:



I HOPE MY IGBO SISTERS CAN NOW SEE Y WE USUALLY INSIST THEY DONT MARRY YORUBA BUT FROM WITHINN THEIR IGBO TRIBE.

MANY OF DEM WILL BE PREACHING TO THEIR FAMILY THAT TRIBALISM IS OVER AND IT IS NOW ALL ABOUT LOVE.

READ THIS COMMENT ABOVE AND LET IT SINK INTO YOUR BRAIN.

TRY AND UNDERSTAND Y UR FAMILY ALWAYS REFUSE SUCH MARRIAGES.

THEY SAY WAT AN ELDER SEES WHILST SITTING DOWN, A CHILD CANNOT SEE IT FROM THE TALLEST TREE.

HisSexcellency:

But for how long will this continue, something has to give

komekn:


Can l add when the principle of Separation of powers is disintegrated, the rule of law ⚖ decimated and the President removes the CJN.

We now have essentially a DICTATORSHIP.

The issue is not right or wrong but DUE LEGAL PROCESS.

The Judiciary is now a rubber stamp for PMB this is the next level.