The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar, Cross River State of Nigeria in a unanimous judgement on Monday annulled the election of the Governor of Cross River State, Liyel Imoke, and ordered for a fresh election within the next three months. In the interim, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly is to take over while candidates prepare for the fresh polls.
In the interim, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly is to take over while candidates prepare for the fresh polls. Counsel to the appellants in the appeal, Okoi Obono-Obla said: “We have liberated Cross River State from the hands of the political jobbers and buccaneers who used guile, chicanery and electoral roguery to seize the machinery of government. Votes were merely allocated. The inspection of electoral materials carried out by the Petitioners shows that only 33,000 people were duly accredited but Imoke was allocated more than 800,000, which were more than the total number of registered voters in Cross River State. We won the petition, but the Tribunal did not have the courage to annul the election after overwhelming evidence that there was no election in Cross River State on April 14, 2007. The people of Cross River State shall come together and discuss on the way forward. The struggle continues.”
Guardian.
Power to the people, justice from God and freedom for the state in question. May the truth be upheld in this case. And for Ondo State, may a verdict of reinstating the mandate holder be the awaited news this week.
July 15, 2008 at 12:23 pm
I have always trusted Liyel Imoke and would always trust him. I am not fro Cross Rivers state but I have always known him to be an upstanding man and one who has respect to the law.
A good man is hard to find. Imoke is A GOOD MAN!!! No Problem.
August 1, 2008 at 8:44 am
I have always trusted Liyel Imoke and would always trust him. I am not fro Cross Rivers state but I have always known him to be an upstanding man and one who has respect to the law.
A good man is hard to find. Imoke is A GOOD MAN!!! No Problem.
August 1, 2008 at 8:45 am
Dear Nwanne, if he be a good man, and the true winner of the April Polls, may he be vindicated at the election re-run. Yes good people are definitely hard to find. Peace
August 1, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Dear Omotaylor, thank you for speaking the mind of the few Nigerians who are willing to live and let live.
Even if Imoke does not win,(I am sure he would) he would always be to me the upstanding person that i have always known.
August 4, 2008 at 3:13 am
@Nwanne, you are welcome.
August 4, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Nwanne is one of those that benefitted directly from Liyel Imoke. I know one young man who goes by the nick name Nwanne was helped financially by Liyel Imoke. I am sure its the same guy writing here. Sycophancy is destroying Nigeria.
August 15, 2008 at 2:09 am
Dear Sunny, I did not want to respond to your comment but decided that it is people like you who do not do their research properly are the ones who cause the most trouble.
For you information, I have never gotten any financial help from Liyel Imoke and i don’t even live in Nigeria.
Furthermore, I am not even a man and so please do your “homework” before chatting stupidness!!!
August 18, 2008 at 5:22 am
SENATOR LIYEL IMOKE.
WELCOME BACK SIR,
NOW SIR ACT WISELY.
I WANT TO BE P.R.O TO NIGERIA POLICE FORCE
IBIONO STREET OFF UWANSE LANE UWANSE, CALABAR.
HERE IS MY NUMBER 08032163750
EFFIONG EKPO IS MY NAME
August 28, 2008 at 3:34 pm
I rest my case!!! Welcome back good man.
August 29, 2008 at 3:22 am