Olubor Uyi Esq.

BREAK DOWN OF THE JUDGEMENT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORAL PETITION COURT(PEPC)~ E.U OLUBOR ESQ. 1. Respondents failed to prove substantial non compliance with the electoral act: A.i The electoral act didn't make it mandatory for electronic transmission of results to a viewing portal A.ii only the guidelines makes provisions for that alongside manual transmission of results A.iii the statements of the INEC chairman and the guidelines cannot take preeminence over the electoral act A.iv the PEPC discountenanced the petitioners'  argument that failure to transmit to the I-rev invalidates the whole process B. The PEPC found that the petitioner's failed to prove electoral malpractices having failed to provide result sheets from the contested polling units. According to  her  Lordship Bolaji Yusuf, the petitioner needed not solely rely on INEC to present them a certified copy of the result, it would have sufficed if the petitioners have presented signed result sheets given to th...

ADVOCATE GENERAL (AG) OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE GIVES HIS OPINION ON THE PROPOSED EUROPEAN SUPER LEAGUE~ UYI OLUBOR ESQ. Aspirations by the remaining teams (i.e. Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus) still championing the advocacy for the formation of a European Super League suffered a significant blow today as the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) gave an opinion favouring FIFA and UEFA against the establishment of a European Super League Company. Note: that the ECJ is not bound by the Opinion of the AG. However, his opinions can be very persuasive as they aid as a stepping stone in their deliberation in reaching a final decision. If you can remember, this case was instituted by the ESLC against FIFA and UEFA before the Juzgado de lo mercantil de Madrid (Commercial Court of Madrid) after the former accused the latter of anticompetitive behaviour which it claimed they committed by threatening clubs who wished to join the competition. The court in Madrid, hav...