Now, that I have read the full majority decision of the Supreme Court and the full minority decision of the Supreme Court, I make these comments. Jarigbe Agom has claimed several times that his battle is of the Lord, I’m beginning to see that. There is no way to explain what happened at the Supreme
By Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard Newspaper Local Government Chairmen’s Forum in Cross River State has called on the National Working Committee of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to discipline erring members of the National Assembly for taking the party to court. They made the call on Monday while speaking with journalists in Calabar shortly after a
By Alex Enumah, This Day Newspaper A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Wole Olanipekun, has written the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, over alleged mischief of INEC in court cases on the just concluded by-election for Cross River Northern senatorial district. INEC had declared Senator Stephen Odeh of
It is no longer news that the recent Senatorial by-elections in Cross River Northern Senatorial District has degenerated into a fight of court orders and counter court orders! The by-election took place on 5th December, 2020 alongside several other by-elections, but only the one in Cross River State has degenerated into a public spectacle of
This is a reply to the article written by Barrister First Baba Isa. The justice of the Supreme Court wouldn’t deviate from the principle of est nehilo nehilfit – you cannot place something on nothing and expect it to stand; the whole edifice must collapse … See: Benjamin Leonard Macfoy Vs. United Africa Company Ltd,
In my estimation, Jarigbe Agom has battled for the senatorial seat of Cross River North from a position of advantage. He has been the candidate to beat; the one that has nothing to lose, in the context that his seat as member of the House of Representatives has always been there for him if he
By Archibong Jeremiah The tussle of who replaces late Sen. Rose Oko as Senator representing Cross River North has taken a sharp turn. The member representing Ogoja/Yala in the House of Representatives, Hon. Jarigbe Agom and SUBEB Chairman, Dr. Stephen Odey have been at loggerhead over who the cap fits. Last week Dr. Stephen Odey
By Sunday Aborisade, Punch Newspaper Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday, swore in the winner of the Cross River Northern senatorial by-election, Dr. Stephen Odey. He could not take his oath of office on Tuesday because a Federal Court granting an order stopping his swearing-in. The legal issue appeared to have been resolved on Wednesday