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Saturday, 28 November 2015

DAVID MARK vs DANIEL ONJEH (As Court of Appeal sacks Sen. David Mark)

"The Court of Appeal, Makurdi Division, has annulled the election of the immediate past Senate President, Senator David Mark.
The Court also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct fresh elections in the Benue South senatorial district within 90 days."-An excerpt from the Vanguard newspaper of 28th November, 2015

lolzzz... Now here is the INTERESTING PART>>>

1. Initially, the Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu led trial panel had on October 7th., 2015 dismissed Onjeh’s petition on the ground that evidences tendered before the tribunal were documentary hearsay evidences.
2. Later on, in a unanimous judgement read by Justice Peter Ige, the appellate court dismissed the judgement of the tribunal and upheld the plea of the appellant that Mark’s election failed substantially to meet with the provisions of paragraphs 39 and 40 of the INEC approved electoral guidelines and sections 73 and 74 of the Electoral Act 2010 as amended.

WHAT DO YOU THINK???

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