• About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
Friday, May 9, 2025
  • Login
Vital News
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security
No Result
View All Result
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security
No Result
View All Result
Vital News
No Result
View All Result
Home Judiciary

Appeal Court Declares Ex – Gov. Simon Lalong Winner Of Plateau South Senatorial Election

Vital News by Vital News
November 7, 2023
in Judiciary, Politics
0
Appeal Court Declares Ex – Gov. Simon Lalong Winner Of Plateau South Senatorial Election
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday declared Mr Simon Lalong as the winner of the Plateau South Senatorial election.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Napoleon Bali of the Peoples Democratic Party winner of the election with 148,844 votes, while Lalong scored 91, 674 to come second in the February 25 elections.

Lalong, the immediate past governor if Plateau State and current Minister of Labour , however, headed to the election petition tribunal to seek justice.

He asked the tribunal to nullify Bali’s election on the grounds that the PDP did not have a proper party structure and, therefore, could not file candidates for the elections.

The tribunal, in a unanimous judgment read by Justice Muhammad Tukur, said the PDP, having no structure, lacked the right to have taken part in the election.

RelatedStories

2027 : APGA Adopts President Bola Tinubu As Presidential Candidate

Gov. Radda, APC Chairman Present As Three PDP House Of Reps Members Defect To APC

Labour Party Suspends Abia Governor, Otti, Nwokocha, Ireti Kingibe For Anti – party

Senate Establishes 18-man Committee To Oversee Administration Of Rivers

The tribunal held that the votes scored by Bali in the February 25, 2023, general elections were wasted votes.

Bali , consequently approached the appeal court, asking the court to set aside the judgment.

The three-man panel of the Appeal Court led by Justice Elfrieda Williams-Dawodu, held that the matter was both a pre and post-election matter, adding that the tribunal was correct to have looked at the issue.

She held that the PDP was wrong not to have obeyed subsisting orders asking that a new congress should be conducted in the state.

“Section 287 of the Nigerian Constitution said all are expected to observe orders of the court.

“The order was in the realm. It is binding all persons. It is immutable and until it is set aside and must be complied with.

“This issue is hereby resolved against the appellant. Invalidly nominated….candidates cannot attract lawful votes. This appeal fails. The tribunal judgment is hereby affirmed,” she held.   (vitalnewsngr.com)

 

Tags: appealCourtElectionplateau
Previous Post

Tinubu Appoints Mukhtar, National Co-ordinator Of Presidential Unlocking Healthcare Value-Chain Initiative

Next Post

How South West Governors End Political Interference, Mediocrity In Odu’a Group — Abiodun

Vital News

Vital News

RelatedStories

Tinubu, Dangote Refinery And Mele Kyari’s Sack
Politics

2027 : APGA Adopts President Bola Tinubu As Presidential Candidate

May 8, 2025
Gov. Radda, APC Chairman Present As Three PDP House Of Reps Members Defect To APC
Politics

Gov. Radda, APC Chairman Present As Three PDP House Of Reps Members Defect To APC

May 8, 2025
Labour Party Suspends Abia Governor, Otti, Nwokocha, Ireti Kingibe For Anti – party
Politics

Labour Party Suspends Abia Governor, Otti, Nwokocha, Ireti Kingibe For Anti – party

May 7, 2025
Senate Establishes 18-man Committee To Oversee Administration Of Rivers
News

Senate Establishes 18-man Committee To Oversee Administration Of Rivers

May 6, 2025
Six Reps Members, Edo, Delta Speakers, 22 State Lawmakers Defect From PDP To APC
Politics

Six Reps Members, Edo, Delta Speakers, 22 State Lawmakers Defect From PDP To APC

May 6, 2025
Next Post
How South West Governors End Political Interference, Mediocrity In Odu’a Group — Abiodun

How South West Governors End Political Interference, Mediocrity In Odu'a Group -- Abiodun

2023 KOCCIMA Trade Fair Kicks Off Nov. 20, NUJ Pledges Support

2023 KOCCIMA Trade Fair Kicks Off Nov. 20, NUJ Pledges Support

Kogi Guber Poll : INEC Sues For Peace, Promises Credible Election

Kogi Guber Poll : INEC Sues For Peace, Promises Credible Election

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Follow Us

Recommended

Court Jails Two For Vandalising Transformer Cable, Etisalat Mast In Kogi

Court Jails Two For Vandalising Transformer Cable, Etisalat Mast In Kogi

3 months ago
APC Reconciling To Ensure Total Victory In Benue – Chairman

Don’t Overheat The Polity With Reckless Statements, APC Warns PDP, LP

2 years ago

Tribunal Upholds Election Of Abiodun As Ogun Governor, Dismisses Adebutu’s Petition As Incompetent

2 years ago

WHY I AM RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT, BY VP OSINBAJO

3 years ago

Instagram

    Please install/update and activate JNews Instagram plugin.

Categories

  • Agriculture/ Water/ Mineral
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Culture
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Judiciary
  • Labour
  • National
  • News
  • Oil & Gas
  • Opinion
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Power
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Transport
  • Uncategorized

Topics

Abiodun Abuja APC arrest Atiku Bandits Bello Benue Buhari CBN Court Dangote death drugs Economy EFCC Election elections FG Fraud gunmen Hajj INEC Kano kidnap Kill Kogi Kwara Lagos NDLEA Niger Nigeria Ododo Ogun Oyo PDP Police Power rescue road Security Senate students Tinubu US
No Result
View All Result

Highlights

New Pope Is Chosen As White Smoke Popped Up From Sistine Chapel

2027 : APGA Adopts President Bola Tinubu As Presidential Candidate

Gov. Radda, APC Chairman Present As Three PDP House Of Reps Members Defect To APC

Police Arrest Ekiti Female University Student For Faking Kidnap To Spend Night With Boyfriend

Gov. Mutfwang Flags Off Distribution Of Dangote Food Palliative In Plateau

Labour Party Suspends Abia Governor, Otti, Nwokocha, Ireti Kingibe For Anti – party

Trending

NASCON Records100% Growth In Dividend Payout, Attributes Higher Profitability To Massive Expansion Drive
Business

NASCON Records100% Growth In Dividend Payout, Attributes Higher Profitability To Massive Expansion Drive

by Vital News
May 8, 2025
0

The Management of NASCON Allied Industries Plc, has attributed significant growth in the dividend payout by 100...

President Tinubu In Anambra, Promises To Tackle Erosion, Reactivate Gas Plan, Integrate State Into National Rail Systems

President Tinubu In Anambra, Promises To Tackle Erosion, Reactivate Gas Plan, Integrate State Into National Rail Systems

May 8, 2025
Robert Prevost Is The New Pope

Robert Prevost Is The New Pope

May 8, 2025

New Pope Is Chosen As White Smoke Popped Up From Sistine Chapel

May 8, 2025
Tinubu, Dangote Refinery And Mele Kyari’s Sack

2027 : APGA Adopts President Bola Tinubu As Presidential Candidate

May 8, 2025
ADVERTISEMENT
Vital News

Vital News is an online newspaper with a mission to uphold professional journalism by reporting and publishing only facts and figures-based news reports across Nigeria and beyond.

Recent News

  • NASCON Records100% Growth In Dividend Payout, Attributes Higher Profitability To Massive Expansion Drive May 8, 2025
  • President Tinubu In Anambra, Promises To Tackle Erosion, Reactivate Gas Plan, Integrate State Into National Rail Systems May 8, 2025
  • Robert Prevost Is The New Pope May 8, 2025

Categories

  • Agriculture/ Water/ Mineral
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Culture
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Judiciary
  • Labour
  • National
  • News
  • Oil & Gas
  • Opinion
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Power
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Transport
  • Uncategorized

© 2022 Vital News - . All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security

© 2022 Vital News - Vital News by Vital News.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In