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NIP Presidential Candidate, Eunice Atuejide Files Suit Seeking Buhari’s Disqualification on Health Grounds

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5 years ago

February 1, 2019

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By Eric Elezuo

The Presidential Candidate of the National Interest Party (NIP), Mrs Eunice Atuejide, in conjunction with her party and the Action Peoples Party (APP), has filed a suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja, seeking the disqualification of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), President Muhammadu Buhari, from contesting the February 16, 2019 Presidential Election on the grounds that the President is not of sound mind.

In the Originating Summons, instituted by Counsel to the Plaintiffs, Edwin Muokwudo Edwin, and cited by The Boss, Mrs Atuejide and the two others are joining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as co-defendant with President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Plaintiffs, standing on Section 137(1)(c) and 251(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) is seeking the determination of four questions among which is “whether having regard to section(1)(c) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended the continuous manifestations of obvious loss of memory, confusion, disorientation, inability to speak coherently or understand clear language or question, mental decline, jumbled speech, making up of events that did not happen, inability to recognise common things and people, loss of cognitive ability, and repeatedly falling by the first defendant are medical signs and evidence of unsoundness of mind and therefore, warrant the subjection of the 1st defendant to a medical examination for the purpose of determination of whether or not he is or unsound mind for election into the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the 2019 General Elections.”

Consequently, the Plaintiffs are praying the court to make four declarations, chiefly among them is “that a candidate for the Presidential Election who has publicly displayed incidents of unsound mind such as inability to think or act independently, loss of memory, dementia, incoherence etc shall not be qualified for election to the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria”

In addition to the declaration, the Plaintiffs are also seeking an order of the court to direct President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the 1st defendant to undergo medical examination at the National Hospital Abuja for the purpose of determining whether or not he is of unsound mind for the election to the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the 2019 General Elections. This is in addition to making public the results of the findings of his medical examination.

It would be recalled that President Buhari has on many occasions, in the course of his campaigns for re-election, exhibited signs of dementia and non concentration.

In Asaba, he was said to have handed over the flag to Greg Ogboru as the presidential candidate of the party instead of as the gubernatorial candidate. At the same event, the President was unable to pronounce the word ‘gubernatorial’ even as he was consistently prompted by his aides.

At another rally, the President almost fell to the floor while walking back to his seat after addressing the crowd.

Again, at The Candidates hosted by Kadaria Ahmed, the President consistently missed questions and gave answers that were had absolutely nothing to do with the question asked. And in most cases, his vice, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, had to come to his aid, interpreting the questions and also giving answers, earning him a reprimand from the host, Kadaria at a point.

If the President is found to be of unsound mind as being proposed by the Plaintiffs, he will be disqualified from contesting the elections. And in the case where he has already contested and won, he may be stripped of the mandate.

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Breaking: Wike Plans to Attend Thursday’s PDP NEC Meeting

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10 hours ago

April 17, 2024

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By Eric Elezuo

The immediate past Governor of Rivers State, and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, may have concluded plans to attend the much advertised National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), billed to hold on Thursday, in Abuja.

Impeccable source, who is in the know, told The Boss that the minister, whose membership of the PDP is yet to be revoked even as he frolicks with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and serving in the President Bola Tinubu government as a minister.

The Source told The Boss that Wike’s impending presence at the NECeeting on Thursday is not unconnected with plans, already hatched with some governors, to weaken the opposition PDP.

“Yes, we have on good authority that FCT minister, Wike is planning to attend the NEC meeting tomorrow all in a bid to weaken the fabrics of the PDP, and pave the way for the continuation of the Tinubu administration come 2027, and by extension, relapse Nigeria to a full blown one party state.

“From every indication, Wike and his co-travellers, are bent on unleashing the same crisis ravaging the third force, Labour Party, and Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso’s Nigerian National People’s Party (NNPP) on the PDP for the APC to remain the only political party in the country, and ensure that Tinubu has no challenger, come 2027,” the Source said.

It would be recalled that Wike has boasted over and again that there’s no opposition against Tinubu’s re-emergence in 2027, and that they have made sure of that. He has been compensated with the Ministerial job after he withdrew support for his party, and supported the APC and Tinubu to emerge as national government.

The Source further revealed that in the attempt to actualize the intended one party state, a lot of funding is ongoing to ensure that concerned stakeholders are ‘settled’ handsomely.

Wike, prior, during and after the 2023 general elections, has been floating in between the two major political parties; the APC and the PDP. While he claim to still be a member of the PDP, he is functioning as a minister in an APC government, mocking the inability of his party to discipline him.

Political stakeholders have concluded that the outcome of Thursday’s PDP NEC meeting will determine the path Nigeria’s political trajectory will take, and that it may portend the end of multi-party system and political democracy if Wike succeeds in his plan.

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Bribery, Corruption: APC Suspends National Chairman, Ganduje

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3 days ago

April 15, 2024

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The All Progressives Congress ward in Ganduje, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area, has suspended the party’s National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje.

The party ward legal adviser, Halliru Gwanzo, announced the suspension while addressing newsmen in Kano State on Monday.

Gwanzo cited allegations of bribery against Ganduje levelled by the Kano State Government as the reason for the suspension.

“We decided to suspend Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje from the party due to the seriousness of the allegations against him,” Gwanzo said.

Meanwhile, efforts to contact the Chief Press Secretary to the APC National Chairman, Mr Edwin Olufo, failed as his mobile phone was unreachable.

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Akpabio Commits to Collaboration with Tinubu, Governor Umo Eno

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6 days ago

April 12, 2024

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The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has stated his commitment to working closely with Nigeria’s President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and Governor Umo Eno to ensure the delivery of democratic benefits to the people of Akwa Ibom State.

Akpabio stated this in his country home, Ukana, Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, while briefing his constituents on the journey so far as their representative in the red chamber.

He assured the people of Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District of his commitment to their welfare in appreciation of their total support for him, President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in last year’s election.

The Highpoint of the constituency briefing was the distribution of over 10,000 bags of rice and other essentials for his constituents from the wards, to the local governments.

A statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Jackson Udom, quoted Akpabio as saying, “I am here once again, to thank you for standing by me, our President and the party, before, during and even after last year’s elections. I have come to say thank you and also bring Renewed Hope to you all.

“As the President is doing his own, the Senate President is also doing his bit and being complemented by the state governor, Akwa Ibom would be the better for it. We have finished elections and politics, we are now into governance. The governor of the state must touch you, because he is the governor of all the people in the state irrespective of political affiliation.

” As I am touching you now from the political angle, I will also touch the state without any political party affiliation. Most of the projects we are putting in place would be used by people resident in the state. Relax, things are getting better.”

The former Governor of the state, assured his constituents that his current position as the Senate President would be used for the development of the state in collaboration with the President and the Akwa Ibom State Governor.

Hear him: This Senate President is not the one that would be fighting the state government. I will collaborate with , I will collaborate with , to make the state better for us all. We cannot be out of government for a long time. You have to go to a government that carries you along”

Akpabio promised to work for his constituents and Nigeria with all his strength, noting that, “as the President of the Senate, I am for the Southern region and the entire country. I may not come here regularly to tell you what I have been doing for you, but you will be feeling the impact on way or the other. Our unemployed youths would be gainfully employed. I will construct a mini stadium in all the local governments in the district, for our youths to develop their sporting potentials. ”