THE
Edo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate,
Charles Airhiavbere, has challenged the governorship election tribunal’s
ruling that his contest of Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s academic
qualification is a pre-election matter, which he should have come ups at
the regular court instead of the tribunal.
Counsel to Airhiavbere, Efe Akpofure (SAN), in the appeal before the Court of Appeal said this is the second prayer of his client who is dissatisfied with the tribunal’s ruling and has appealed on 17 grounds with particulars detailing where the tribunal erred in law.
He wants the higher court to set aside the ruling of the tribunal “except the part stating that
ground of corrupt practices and non-compliance with the Electoral Act 201 (as amended) contained in paragraph 8 of the petition, is competent having been in substantial compliance with Section 138 (1) (b) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) and the decision refusing to strike out the 4th and 5th respondents from the petition.”
Airhiavbere, who seemed to have been abandoned by his PDP, which has long said it was not interested in challenging the re-election of Oshiomhole, also wanted the appellate court to remit his petition “to a tribunal differently constituted for hearing and determination.”
The tribunal had ruled on September 27, 2012, that it lacked relevant jurisdiction to adjudicate on the academic qualification of Oshiomhole, which qualified him to contest the election.
TheGuardian
Counsel to Airhiavbere, Efe Akpofure (SAN), in the appeal before the Court of Appeal said this is the second prayer of his client who is dissatisfied with the tribunal’s ruling and has appealed on 17 grounds with particulars detailing where the tribunal erred in law.
He wants the higher court to set aside the ruling of the tribunal “except the part stating that
ground of corrupt practices and non-compliance with the Electoral Act 201 (as amended) contained in paragraph 8 of the petition, is competent having been in substantial compliance with Section 138 (1) (b) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) and the decision refusing to strike out the 4th and 5th respondents from the petition.”
Airhiavbere, who seemed to have been abandoned by his PDP, which has long said it was not interested in challenging the re-election of Oshiomhole, also wanted the appellate court to remit his petition “to a tribunal differently constituted for hearing and determination.”
The tribunal had ruled on September 27, 2012, that it lacked relevant jurisdiction to adjudicate on the academic qualification of Oshiomhole, which qualified him to contest the election.
TheGuardian
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