By Ezeh C. Martins Wednesday, November 09 , 2011
•Prof. Dora Akunyili
The real characteristic of a warrior is to rise after a fall. All great leaders in history dramatically bounced back after previous defeats. This is exactly the path Prof. Dora Nkem Akunyili (OFR) wants to toe. Following the failure of her petition to scale through at the Election Petition Tribunal due to obnoxious technicalities, the former Minister of Information and Communication has expectedly headed for the Appeal Court.
Indeed, Akunyili ought to be commended for her actions as so many others in her shoes could have headed for the bush. As a champion of true democracy, she has once more demonstrated her absolute confidence in the Nigerian judiciary. She has proved that she is an epitome of justice and fair play. At this time of Nigeria ’s match to nationhood, people like Akunyili with clear sense of nationalism and patriotism should be encouraged to get to the top.
In filing her appeal at the Court of Appeal, Holden at Enugu in appeal number CA/E/EPT/2011 of Petition Number EPT/AN /NAE/SE 26/2011 between her as petitioner or appellants (APGA) and Dr Chris Ngige (ACN) as respondents, the erstwhile NAFDAC boss noted that, alongside her party, she was dissatisfied with the decision of the National/ State Assembly Election Tribunal Holden at Awka, delivered on 20th October 2011. She passionately prayed to the Court of Appeal upon the grounds set out in paragraph three and will seek the relief set out in paragraph four and further take notice that names and addresses of those affected by the appeal area as set out in paragraph five.
The Court of Appeal must have to be reminded that all the angles of the case are properly and adequately considered. And this involves the letter, spirit; technical, merit and other issues concerning electoral guidelines as well as the relevant sections of the constitution on election matters. Time is gone when the only thing a tribunal or Court of Appeal does is to throw out petitions only on technical grounds as the lower court has done in this instance.
It must also be noted that the Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Awka, Anambra State, had dismissed the petition by Akunyili against the ACN Senator representing Anambra Central, Chris Ngige. Justice Onajike Kuejubola struck out the petition, following an application by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), challenging the jurisdiction of the tribunal to hear the petition. He said the petitioner failed to file statutory form TF008, as required by the Electoral Act. The form, according to the tribunal boss, contains relevant questions and information, which the petitioners, like Akunyili, must answer to guide the tribunal in the pre-hearing sessions.
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