Keyamo, FFK Promoted Fake —EU Report
Photos Credits: Daily Post
The European Union Election Observation Mission has listed a former Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode, for propagating fake news during the 2023 general election in Nigeria.
EU accused Keyamo and Fani-Kayode of misleading Nigerians by spreading fake news during the 2023 general elections.
In its latest report, the EU Observers cited instances where both APC chieftains propagated fake news while campaigning for their candidates.
(Photos Credits: Google)
Tinubu Ordered To Open Defence In Obi’s Petition
Photos Credits: Daily Post
The Presidential Election Petition Court on Tuesday in Abuja ordered President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to open his defence in a petition by the Labour Party LP and its presidential candidate, Mr Peter Gregory Obi instituted against his declaration as winner of the February 25 presidential election.
Tinubu was on March 1, 2023, declared the winner of the disputed election by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC.
The order of the Court followed INEC’S dramatic decision on Tuesday to terminate its defence in Obi’s petition after calling only one witness and tendering four documents.
Although the electoral body had informed the Court of the decision to justify the conduct of the poll with three witnesses, its lead counsel, Mr Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud suddenly announced the closure of INEC’s defence at Tuesday’s proceedings.
INEC closes defence in Obi/LP petition, tenders documents
Photos Credits: Vanguard paper
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened and closed its defence in the petition by Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP) before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC).
INEC’s lawyer, Abubakar Mahmoud, SAN, announced the closure of the first respondent’s case after the conclusion of the testimony of its sole witness, Dr Lawrence Bayode, a Deputy Director in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Department of INEC.
Before calling on its witness, INEC tendered some documents which were admitted and marked as exhibits.
Led in chief by Mahmood, the witness told the court that he worked for INEC for 24 years.
Under cross-examination by Patrick Ikwueto, SAN counsel for the petitioners the witness told the court that the testing of the software application for the election was carried out on Feb 4.
Wike, Tambuwal Lose Out As Akpabio Names Minority Leaders
Photos Credits: Daily Trust
Ex-Governor Nyesom Wike and former Governor Aminu Tambuwal, allies turned foes, have lost out in the supremacy battle for the leadership of the minority caucus of the senate.
While Wike, who held a series of meetings with Senate President Godswill Akpabio, pushing for a particular senator, Tambuwal made known his interest in the minority leadership position.
But on Tuesday, Akpabio announced the new leaders of the minority caucus.
WaterGo (
)
