This order may be cited as the abia state of nigeria high court civil procedure rules commencement order, 2009. In previous judgements the tribunal has acknowledged that the right to end a contract in the interest of the organization confers on the secretary general a discretionary power in the matter of. Nullam mattis lectus ullamcorper dui dignissim, sit amet egestas orci ullamcorper. Alex otti, immediate past chief executive officer of diamond bank, challenging the declaration of pdps dr. Galinje, a member of the sevenmember panel, read the courts unanimous judgement.
Supreme court upholds okezie ikpeazus election as abia governor. In this same abia state nobody has protested to demand the resignation of the senator representing abia north who is currently in kuje prison after court conviction. According to him a total of 757,754 registered for the election in the state, while the final. Does it mean that tribunal and appeal court judges dont understand electoral laws. Upper tribunal administrative appeals chamber decision by judge rowland, judge rowley and judge hemingway on 28 november 2016. Our correspondent in abuja learnt on tuesday that the appeal was filed on monday.
Thirtyfive years after retirement from military service, former director general of the national youth service corps, col. Personal independence payment mobility activity 1 ability to. Meanwhile, the all progressives congress apc, abia state chapter has rejected the judgement of the tribunal which nullified kalus election. Tribunal slams celebrated blind judge over handling of immigration cases in brutal judgment. The capital is umuahia, and the major commercial city is aba, which was formerly a british colonial government outpost in the region, and is also one of the most populated areas in nigeria. Court had been felt in abia state where incumbent gov. Ogumoye dismissed the petition filed by the 2019 governorship candidate of the all progressives grand. Clause ii determination of the utilisable quantum of narmada waters 3. The composition of the state tribunal is established at the first sitting of each new sejm and is binding for its term with the exception that the head of the office is chief justice, appointed by president for a sixyear term. In such cases, investors are entitled to fair compensation and legal redress. The kaduna state governorship election petition tribunal has adjourned sitting on monday after counsel adopted the final written addresses and replies to points of law. Lagos a lot has been written and said about the judgment of the abia state governorship tribunal. Supreme court affirms ikpeazus election as abia governor.
The finality of any decision which affects a person s entitlement or interest engages a fundamental precept in the rule of law. The tax appeal tribunal tat or the tribunal sitting in enugu state delivered judgement last month in favour of polaris ba nk plc the appellant in its lawsuit against the abia state board of internal revenue the respondent. Abia state gubernatorial aspirant, under the platform of the all progressive congress, apc, comrade chris akomas, on wednesday erased any doubt about his. That an abia opposition politician spent money to sponsor failed protests in abuja and umuahia speaks to my belief that this whole thing is about 2023 election and nothing more. Clause i date of coming into operation of the order 2. Abia is a state in the south eastern part of nigeria. The abia state high court civil procedure rules 2001 are hereby repealed. This appeal is against the judgment of the court of appeal sitting in owerri. His two deputies and 16 members of the state tribunal are chosen from outside the sejm. Arts books kannywood lifestyle music nollywood travel.
Naija news reports that a threeman panel of justices led by justice a. Ohuabunwa hails tribunals verdict on abia north election. It is not in dispute and it appears clearly from the record. Jesus christ was describing the power of eternal life that god the father gave him john 5. For those doubting the information we passed today that the embattled abia apga guber candidate and former diamond banks boss dr. Jf v hmrc tc 2017 ukut 0334 aac ctc5852017 1 decision on the appeal of the upper tribunal administrative appeals chamber the decision of the upper tribunal is to allow the appeal by the appellant. The inec counsel, barrister akinolu kehinde san in his written address urged the tribunal to dismiss the petition for being grossly unmeritorious and lacking in substance. The tribunal, having deliberated from 23 june to 14 july 1994, now pronounces the following judgement. Exnysc chief peter obasa tells president buhari to pay his. Whether a tax assessment can become final and conclusive before the. Oct 28, 2019 the supreme court has fixed october 30, 2019, for the commencement of the hearing of appeal suit filed by the presidential candidate of the peoples democratic party pdp in the 2019 general elections, atiku abubakar, challenging the judgment of the presidential election tribunal, which affirmed the election of president muhammadu buhari. Clause iii apportionment of the utilisable quantum of narmada waters. Supreme court to deliver judgment on imo, sokoto guber elections. An alternative application was made that the claimant be ordered to.
Meanwhile, the case at the trial tribunal has been adjourned to october 14, 2015 for the adoption of final written addresses of the parties. The abia state governorship election petition tribunal, which sat in umuahia, the capital city, wound down its activities on tuesday after almost 180 days of its mission in the state. In the first judgement on abia delivered by justice adamu galinje, the apex. The court gave the ruling validating the april 11 governorship election. Plc the appellant in its lawsuit against the abia state board of internal. The attorneygeneral of abia state, the 1st plaintiff, ignited the candle that raised the fire. Oserheimen osunbor of edo state and chime of enugu state still have dates with the court of appeal to know their fate as regards their. The election tribunal dismissed his case and the supreme court presided by justice atanda fatai williams in a majority verdict affirmed the decision of the tribunal on 26thseptember 1979, with. In a telephone interview, a chieftain of apga, chief inem nwaka, dedicated the victory to the struggle for the emancipation of the wellmeaning people of abia state and thanked god for giving dr. Afta di judgment, lawyer to wike, ferdinand orbih san, say di two judgments na. Justice nweze who gave dissenting judgement in ihedioha v.
The election of governor okezie ikpeazu of abia state, southeast nigeria, has been affirmed by the governorship election petition tribunal sitting in umuahia, the abia state capital. Let the new electoral law contain a provision that recognizes the decision of the final court. The governors are okezie ikpeazu of abia state, darius ishaku of taraba state. Supreme court affirms election of four governors allafrica. The constitution is a source of rules of civil procedure. Ohiakim of imo state and his counterpart in abia state, theodore orji. In onwuka kalu v kalu orji uzor governorshipabia the petition was struck out. Abia state high court civil procedure rules 2009 rules of. Abia state high court civil procedure rules 2009 rules.
Sources said the justice sirajo mohammed is expected to deliver the much awaited judgement after the counsel to parties in the petition adopted their final written addresses. In onwuka kalu v kalu orji uzor governorshipabia the petition was struck. Otti had proceeded to the court of appeal after the abia tribunal gave its judgment on november 3. Decision of the tribunal the tribunal upholds the reference and finds that the respondent has failed, in terms of section 183dia of the education additional support for learningscotland act 2004, as amended, on the basis of a failure of the respondent to make arrangements for the provision of.
Appeal court verdict and need for substantial justice in abia state by chinedu offor the perspicacity of the justices of the court of appeal who on december 31. Supreme court orders abia governor ikpeazu to be retried for tax fraud at the federal high court the governor of abia state, okezie ikpeazu is in. The abia state of nigeria high court civil procedure rules, 2001, hereby ceases to have effect in the high court of abia state. It is trite that the election into the various state houses of assembly of the 36 states of the federation, including abia state, took place on the 14407. Justice chima centus nweze, a native of obollo, udenu local government area of enugu state, was born on september 25, 1958. The imo state governor, emeka ihedioha and governor aminu tambuwal of sokoto. The supreme court has fixed october 30, 2019, for the commencement of the hearing of appeal suit filed by the presidential candidate of the peoples democratic party pdp in the 2019 general elections, atiku abubakar, challenging the judgment of the presidential election tribunal, which affirmed the election of president muhammadu buhari. On 20 june 2019, the tax appeal tribunal tat or the tribunal sitting in abia state held that gratuities are tax exempt under the personal income tax pit act.
In the case of abia state, the judgement is a pure foulplay and an indication that supreme court is careless of our democracy and an agent of anarchy. Mao ohuabunwa has hailed the judgment of the national and state. Anxiety in abia as ikpeazu, otti await tribunal judgement. Okezie ikpeazu of the peoples democratic party, pdp, in the 2019 election. The final judgement will involve jesus christ, his good angels, and all of humanity. Tribunal delivers final judgment on governor ikpeazus. Pdp calls for reversal of verdict, resignation of cjn. The peoples democratic party on saturday said the judgment of the rivers state governorship election tribunal sitting in abuja showed clear bias against governor nyesom wike and the party.
Suspendisse tristique magna ut urna pellentesque, ut egestas velit faucibus. Thankfully abia state is blessed with election tribunal justices who are beckoned not to see the world through a oneway mirror and. Supreme court and the new electoral laws in nigeria. It is the enabling law for the making of the rules of practice and procedure, for eg, the sc rules 1985, court of appeal 2007. Governors such as chief theodore orji of abia state, prof. He referred to attorney general of bendel state v attorneygeneral of the federation 1983 nscc 181 at 192. I will deal with the two concepts in this judgment, albeit briefly. Alex otti has filed a crossappeal after realising that what he paid and got at the court of appeal was an empty judgement that cant stand. The governorship election tribunal which sat in umuahia, abia state had on 3rd. The tribunal also ruled that the governor and his deputy were members of a secret society, the okija shrine in anambra state.
The apc in a statement by its spokesman in the state, comrade benedict godson said that the party vehemently rejected the decision of the tribunal. Partypdp, for elauma isuikwato, isuikwato local government area. Abia governorship tribunal concludes trial channels television. Tax appeal tribunal delivers judgement on the issuance of. In abia state in particular, the appellant contested the said election on the platform of the peoples democratic. Professor wheare, in his book titled, federal government oxford university press. Dec 20, 2016 upper tribunal administrative appeals chamber decision by judge rowland, judge rowley and judge hemingway on 28 november 2016. In the setting of the exercise of judicial power, there w ould hardly be a person in this country. Oct 04, 2017 this order may be cited as the abia state of nigeria high court civil procedure rules commencement order, 2009. He referred specifically to the statement of ogundare. Judgments of the nato administrative tribunal 2014 2014 2nd session 12 and 1617 december 20 atj20009 case no. Supreme court upholds okezie ikpeazus election as abia. Jan 24, 2016 supreme court orders abia governor ikpeazu to be retried for tax fraud at the federal high court the governor of abia state, okezie ikpeazu is in fresh trouble as the nigerian supreme court has. A practising christian of the roman catholic denomination, he is married to hon justice ugonne jacinta nweze of the enugu state judiciary.
May 10, 2016 in its unanimous ruling, the fiveman panel of judges, presided over by justice oyebisi omoleye, faulted the ruling of the abia state governorship election tribunal which upheld the election of. Report on the state and activity of the tribunal for the. Final order and decision of the tribunal there are sixteen clauses in the final order of the tribunal gazetted on december 12, 1979. If you read the judgement youll see the guy has not even got a basic. The tribunal must first deal with the respondents contention that the applicants challenge to the initial classification of her post is timebarred. In its unanimous ruling, the fiveman panel of judges, presided over by justice oyebisi omoleye, faulted the ruling of the abia state governorship. Aac candidate bin go supreme court afta tribunal dismiss im petition. Abia state was created in 1991 from part of imo state.
Alex otti files crossappeal, faults abia appeal court ruling. Okezie ikpeazu as governor of abia state by the inec abia. The abia state elections tribunal has announced, a few minutes ago on tuesday november 3, 2015 in umuahia, its ruling and decision to dismiss the case brought by apgas dr. Anxiety in abia as ikpeazu, otti await tribunal judgement ikpeazu, pdp urge tribunal to dismiss ottis suit disregard their objections otti by steve oko anxiety is at its peak across abia state as judgement is being awaited on the suit filed by the governorship candidate of the all progressive grand alliance, apga, dr. Part ii the activity of the tribunal in the first instance a number 1 libelli introduced and accepted this year 2 libelli rejected 3 causes admitted to the ordinary process 4 causes admitted to the briefer process 5 causes admitted to the documentary process b 6 causes pending at the beginning of the year 7 causes admitted this year line 3.
Tax appeal tribunal delivers judgement on the issuance of tax assessments for periods that. Inec,which tendered the certified true copy of the commissions directory of polling units for abia state without presenting any witness. Appeal court verdict and need for substantial justice in abia. Spread the lovethe peoples democratic party, its presidential candidate in the february 23 election, atiku abubakar, and his running mate, peter obi, have filed an appeal at the supreme court over the presidential election petition tribunal judgement of september 11. The supreme court of nigeria will 2 pm today deliver judgement in the abia state governorship election tussle. Chairman of the threemember tribunal, justice ibrahim bako, said that a date will. Not satisfied with the tribunal judgment which threw out his the. Artsbooks kannywood lifestyle music nollywood travel. The supreme court has upheld the election of okezie ikpeazu of the peoples democratic party as governor of abia state. In its judgment, the tribunal of five members, chaired by justice. Naija news reports that alex otti of the all progressives grand alliance apga is challenging the victory of okezie ikpeazu of the peoples democratic party pdp in the 2019 governorship election. Tax appeal tribunal rules that gratuity payments are tax. He submitted that the decision of this court in attorneygeneral of abia state v attorneygeneral of the federation 2002 6 nwlr pt. Jan 19, 2016 appeal court verdict and need for substantial justice in abia state by chinedu offor the perspicacity of the justices of the court of appeal who on december 31, 2015, upturned the judgment of the.