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PDP primaries: Obanikoro’s suit lacks competence, PDP tells court

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1x0GgOg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195" src="http://ift.tt/1x0GgOg" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><b><br/> </b> <b><br/> </b> <b>The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Tuesday, challenged the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to entertain the suit that was lodged before it by former Minster of State for Defence, Mr. Musiliu Obanikoro, challenging the outcome of the governorship primary ‎election it held in Lagos state on December 8.</b><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />PDP in a preliminary objection it filed at the high court, queried the competence of the suit, describing it as a classical example of an abuse of court process.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It told the court that Obanikoro made criminal allegations including collusion, conspiracy, shootings and scaring of delegates, without adducing sufficient particulars and proof.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The party noted that though the plaintiff made serious allegations against the acclaimed winner of the said primary election, Mr. Jimi Agbaje and its chieftain in Lagos State, Chief Olabode George, he failed to join them as parties in the suit.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“There is no act of the 1st Defendant giving rise to jurisdiction of the Federal High Court pursuant to section 251 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria or any applicable law whatsoever”, PDP argued.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It contended that the interim order of injunction that Obanikoro is seeking from the court, if granted, would adversely affect millions of members and supporters of the party who were neither made parties nor put on notice with respect to the suit.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“That the 1st defendant (PDP) has till Friday December 26, 2014, to send nominations for governorship candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, failing which it will be shut out from presenting a governorship candidate for Lagos State.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“That the time table of the 2nd Defendant (INEC) for the conclusion of gubernatorial candidates nominations for all political parties in Nigeria has been set out several months ago, which cannot be altered in the overriding interest of the country”, PDP added.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The party said it duly complied with its Electoral Guidelines for Primary Elections 2014 in the conduct of the Lagos state primaries, “there was no over voting during the said gubernatorial primaries.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

PDP primaries: Obanikoro’s suit lacks competence, PDP tells court

PDP primaries: Obanikoro’s suit lacks competence, PDP tells court

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Tuesday, challenged the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to entertain the su...

Buhari meets 'passionate young volunteers' in Lagos

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> </div><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1CwCFLd" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="http://ift.tt/1CwCFLd" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><b><br/> </b> <b><br/> </b> <b>The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Gen.Muhammadu Buhari is in a meeting with volunteers for his campaign in Lagos.</b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1GUwdxk" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="http://ift.tt/1GUwdxk" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He made the announcement via his twitter page, <b>“I am in Lagos at the moment to meet a group of passionate young volunteers and get their input – GMB”.</b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />BuhariVolun BuhariVoluThe National leader of APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Former FCT minister, Nasir El-Rufai, Rivers state governor and Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Organization, Rotimi Amaechi are in attendance.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Buhari is expected to listen to the volunteers on the best way to actualize his dream of leading Nigeria in 2015.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The meeting is ongoing as at the time of this report.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Buhari meets 'passionate young volunteers' in Lagos

Buhari meets 'passionate young volunteers' in Lagos

The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Gen.Muhammadu Buhari is in a meeting with volunteers for his campaign in...

Haiti names health minister interim PM

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><img border="0" height="200" src="http://ift.tt/1JJMojh" width="400"/> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Haiti’s health minister has been named as the country’s interim prime minister, replacing Laurent Lamothe, who resigned following several weeks of protests.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Florence Duperval Guillaume’s temporary appointment on Sunday is part of an effort to resolve a mounting political crisis over long-delayed elections.<br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Lamothe’s resignation a week ago came after international warnings from the United States and the United Nations that the impoverished Caribbean nation was on the brink of political chaos again.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Guillaume’s temporary appointment was announced in an email signed by Enex Jean-Charles, the secretary of the Council of Ministers.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />A career health worker whose official title is Minister of Public Health and Population, she has overseen efforts to rebuild the country’s frail medical services, including new hospitals and combating a cholera epidemic and long-running HIV-AIDS treatment.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince has endured a growing number of violent demonstrations in recent weeks during which protesters have demanded the holding of elections that were expected in 2011 and the resignations of Lamothe as well as Martelly.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Parliament will shut down if elections are not held before January 12, leaving the country without a functioning government until presidential elections in late 2015.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Haiti, the poorest and most unequal country in the western hemisphere, is still recovering from an earthquake five years ago that levelled much of Port-au-Prince.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />(Al Jazeera)<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Haiti names health minister interim PM

Haiti names health minister interim PM

Haiti’s health minister has been named as the country’s interim prime minister, replacing Laurent Lamothe, who resigned following several w...

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