To elect means “to choose or make a decision”, An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office.Election by international standard ought to be violent free. Your civic duty as a citizen is to choose or decide who your leader will be.
Resist the temptation of being use by any politician as an instrument of electoral violence.It has a great consequences and it’s punishable. The blood you might be used to shed or properties to be destroyed might be yours by proxy.Those who instigated you will never encourage their children and loved ones to be involved in such act. Value yourself and seek for a better Nigeria that will be of benefit to you and your children born or unborn tomorrow.
Any aggrieved politician can channel his grievance in accordance to the law to the tribunal.
Election Tribunals in Nigeria are the direct creation of Section 285 of the nation’s Constitution which provides for the establishment of the National Assembly, Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunal. The Constitution also gives original jurisdiction to the Court of Appeal over certain categories of election petitions. The Electoral Act made pursuant to the Constitution furnishes details pertaining to the establishment, membership, jurisdiction and proceedings of each Election Tribunal.
Election Tribunals have original jurisdiction to hear and determine petitions as to whether a person has been validly elected into non-appointive offices under the government of Nigeria at the Federal and State levels. The offices which elections are subject to the tribunals include Senators, Members of House of Representatives, Governor and Deputy Governor of each of the 36 States of the Federation, and Members of the 36 State Houses of Assembly.
Each Election Tribunal is established for the purposes of hearing and determining petitions as to whether any person through an undue election or return has been elected to an office/position and other related issue.
Why seek to fight to waste your life when there is a solution to every problem here on earth.
Enough of being foolish and be a responsible citizen who appreciates peace and unity of the country than being used by someone to cause havoc to fellow citizens. Arise and be wise.