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Court puts Nigeria poll in doubt
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by egoigwe | April 16, 2007 at 05:54 am
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"Nigeria's Supreme Court has ruled that Vice-President Atiku Abubakar should be allowed to contest Saturday's presidential elections... The Supreme Court judges unanimously ruled that the election commission did not have the power to disqualify candidates."
The implication of the foregoing are far-reaching and telling on Obasanjo admininstration's political pose and for Elections 2007 in Nigeria.
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at 10:17 on April 16th, 2007
Alas, Atiku's photograph will appear on the ballot papers, though his chances of winning are slim.
at 10:17 on April 16th, 2007
egoigwe, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 13:25 on April 16th, 2007
Obi,
You are most gracious... coming from Mr Goodstuff himself, I feel really honored.
Ego
at 12:46 on April 16th, 2007
at 22:38 on April 16th, 2007
Does this really mean that the vote must be re-cast?
at 02:25 on April 17th, 2007
Not really Jordan... but it does mean by that Supreme court pronunciation, a window of opportunity is open for numerous contestants to challenge their disqualifications by our electoral commission. With that precedent, it's most likely those disqualifications will be set aside and issues of free and fair elections raised.
Without doubt, the courts would have to adjudicate on if new elections will/should be held to accommodate contestants that were wrongfully excluded or not.
Ego
at 03:10 on April 17th, 2007
I really would have loved the court’s verdict to be in favour of Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to disqualify any corrupt aspirant from contesting any political office.
Any person found guilty of corruption should never be allowed to hold any political office again because there is that tendency that he/she will continue to defraud the state treasury. Corruption is deadlier than AIDS to a nation.
at 04:34 on April 17th, 2007
So true Obi... but the worry here is what happens when some corrupt person gets to head EFCC? I think we should be mindful not concentrate too much power in any one institution, it never augurs well in the long run. The right to vote and be voted for must never be dissipated and where it is done for the sake of supervision and conduct, it ought to be subjected to judicial review and oversight.
Ego
at 14:59 on April 17th, 2007
I'm promoting this story because of the illuminating commentary from obi and ego, our eyes and ears on the Nigerian elections. Thanks for keeping it exciting and educational!
Good stuff.