Good morning, Nigeria, welcome to Naija News roundup of Governorship Election Tribunal news headlines for today Friday, 19th July 2019.
Below is a roundup of top stories emanating from the Governorship Election Tribunal.
1. Gov. Wike Wins At Supreme Court Over Certificate Scandal
The suit filed against the eligibility of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, to run the in last governorship election has been struck out by the Supreme Court. A five-man panel of the Supreme Court upheld two appeals by Wike, with which he challenged the leave granted to Elvis Chinda by the Court of Appeal.
2. Abiodun Vs Akinlade: Loyalists Clash At Ogun Governorship Tribunal
The premises of the Ogun State Election Petition Tribunal was left unsettled on Wednesday, after loyalists of the state Governor, Dapo Abiodun and the governorship candidate of the Allied People’s Movement, Adekunle Akinlade clashed, leaving some people injured. The action saw the chairman of the tribunal, Justice Yusuf Halilu, read the riot act, warning that he would not tolerate any act of violence from supporters of any political party.
3. Rivers Guber: Gov. Wike Wins At The Tribunal
The petition filed by the African Action Congress and its governorship candidate, Biokpomabo Awara at the governorship election petitions tribunal sitting in Port Harcourt has been dismissed by the tribunal. Recall that the AAC candidate had challenged the victory of Governor Nyesom Wike and the Peoples Democratic Party.
4. Adeleke vs Oyetola: Supreme Court Delivers Final Judgment On Osun Governorship Election
The Supreme Court has on Friday, delivered its final judgment in favour of Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The apex court in its ruling dismissed the appeal by candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last governorship election in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke.
5. Ogun Guber: Akinlade Storms Tribunal With ‘Ghana Must Go’ Bags Containing Electoral Evidence
The Governorship candidate of the Allied People’s Movement, Adekunle Akinlade, has stormed the election petition tribunal sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta with ‘Ghana Must Go’ bags containing electoral evidence to prove that his mandate was stolen. Dapo Abiodun, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress had defeated Akinlade in the 2019 governorship election in Ogun State.
That’s the Governorship Election Tribunal news for today. Read more Nigerian news on Naija News. See you again tomorrow.
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