The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has announced that it has appealed the ruling of the Ogun State governorship and House of Assembly Election Petition
The party said it was not satisfied with the tribunal’s verdict on its gubernatorial election petition.to the gubernatorial election petition tribunal sitting in Abeokuta, the state capital.on the ballot papers used during the election held across the state on Saturday, 18th March 2023.
The tribunal had, on April 15, 2023, dismissed the petition against Independent National Electoral Commission as the first respondent, Abiodun Adedapo Olusegun as the second respondent and the All Progressives Congress as the third respondent on the ground that the debrief counsel asked for discontinuation and withdrawal of the petition.The party noted that it is appealing the ruling because the judges that heard the case erred in their judgement.NNPP counsel, I. D.
He added that the party was not dissatisfied with the unanimous judgement by the three judges at the election petition tribunal. According to him: “The learned justices erred in law when they unanimously held that by Article 27.18 , and of the Constitution of New Nigeria Peoples Party the National Legal Adviser of NNPP cannot take over the appellant case, brief another counsel and debrief the counsel on record, Mr Peter I. Ogah, from further representing the party.
“That by Article 27.18 , and of the constitution of NNPP the National Legal Adviser of the Party is empowered to attend to all litigations and legal defence on behalf of the party at all levels, including its organs and coordinate the activities of Legal Advisers at all levels on legal matters affecting the party.”
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