The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami, says for the inconclusive Kogi State governorship election, the APC will only need to substitute its candidate, Abubakar Audu, who died on Sunday. Malami said this while speaking at a seminar organised by the Nigerian Law Reform Commission on the reform of the National Environmental Standards and Regulation Enforcement Agency (Establishment) Act in Abuja today November 24th.
“The issue is very straightforward. Fundamentally, Section 33 of the Electoral Act is very clear that in case of death, the right for substitution by political a political party is sustained by the provisions of section 33 of the Electoral Act. And if you have a community reading of that section with Section 221 of the Constitution, which clearly indicates that the right to vote is the right of a political party and and the party in this case, the APC has participated in the conduct of the election. It is therefore apparent that the combination community reading of the two provisions does not leave any room for conjecture. APC as a party is entitled to substitution by the clear provisions of section 33 of the Electoral Act. Also Section 221 of the Constitution is clear that the votes that were cast were cast in favour of the APC. Arising from that deductions, it does not require any legal interpretation. The interpretation is clear: APC will substitute, which right has been sustained by Section 33 of the Electoral Act. So be it. The supplementary election that has to be conducted along the line.”he said
On whether or not the Audu Abubakar's running mate can be substituted as the party's governorship candidate in the supplementary election, Malami said
“It all depends on the appreciation of issues arising from the primaries conducted before now. There was a first and a second candidate. That primaries that had taken place over time had not by anyway been nullified. And it is recognized by law. But then a further consideration would be the idea of conducting another primary but that is not envisaged in view of the sustainability of the first primaries.”.
22 comments:
All the best! Rest on Abubakar.
Ok
#It WiLL oNLy gEt beTTer
#IT mUsT eNd iN prAise
Whatever! Linda take note!
Whatever! Linda take note!
Wow! It means is less for APC to chose a candidate now.
i think the d decision is better
Whatever
Hmmm, a very dicey one
See inglish!!
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That means Yahaya Bello could be the candidate then. Cos he was second in d primaries
Biko!
Seriously, APC no longer hav any chance to win dis Kogi Governorship election.
@Irabo bobby fera favor, ur English is d worst ever on dis blog.
Pls do ursef dis favour, to go back to sch and brush up ur sch. B mindful not to attend all those local sch around dat ur village u reside.
That's the way it should be.
~D great anonymous!
Good for them...
APC is an evil party
Am dissappointed on the APC led government, they're making a mockery of our. Judicial system! APC in kogi and benue state has the right to substitute candidate but PDP in taraba state doesnt!!!
Fair enuf
All this grammar dey do moon walk
Lol... see inglish #priceless
Death is bad. RIP Audu..
#TeamBlessed#
One thing Nigerians and our là wyers must know is that the popularity of Audu is different from the popularity of any other candidate that may emerge eventually. If any electorate seems not to like the new candidate of APC how could such person reverse his/her vote. Party is just a plat form and a candidate is the engine that keeps it moving … There is no way votes for Audu will be converted for any body else. So the best thing is to cancel the election and conduct another one to enable the new candidate test his own popularity. Mind you, it's not only APC members that voted Audu. They may not prefer new candidate. Pls attorney general should not play a smart game here, and INEC should be independent here.
Its political parties that contest elections. All votes belong to the party except for individuals who contest as independent candidates.
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