Justice Ugo: 7 Things to Know about Judge Alleged to Have Resigned from Handling Petition Against Tinubu
Justice Boloukuoromo Moses Ugo of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) was reportedly said to have resigned over alleged pressure from the camp of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The report, which was later found to be fake was reported by a news magazine and heavily circulated on social media.
Source: Facebook
The director of information of the National Judicial Council (NJC), Soji Oye, described the claim as “falsehood from the pit of hell”, TheCables reported.
Oye said Justice Ugo did not resign from the Presidential Election Petition court.
Seven Facts about Justice Boloukuoromo Moses Ugo
Below are seven facts about Justice Ugo, according to BBC Pidgin
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- Justice Boloukuoromo Moses Ugo is a member of the five-member panel that is handling the petitions seeking the nullification of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s electoral victory.
- The 57-year-old legal luminary is from Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
- Justice Ugo is a judge from the Kano State Division of the Court of Appeal.
- He is the youngest judge in the panel of the Presidential Election Petition Court.
- He is the 41th rank judge on the seniority list of the honourable justices of the Court of Appeal.
Justice Ugo has also served in the Bayelsa State High Court.
- He graduated from University of Calabar, Cross River State and was called to the bar in 1990, Premium Time reported.
- He attended the Lagos campus of the Nigerian Law School between 1989 and 1990 and was appointed into the Court of Appeal bench on 24 March 2014.
How many justices are handling the petition against President Tinubu victory?
Five justices of the Court of Appeal are handling the petitions seeking the nullification of electoral victory of President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 presidential election.
- The justices include:
- Haruna Simon Tsammani
- Justice Stephen Adah
- Justice Misitura O. Bolaji-Yusuf
- Justice Boloukuoromo Moses Ugo
- Justice Abba Bello Mohammed
The five-member panel have until September to give their verdict on the petitions.
Justice Ugo: Top Judge handling petitions seeking to nullify election of Tinubu resigned? Fact surfaces
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported the court of appeal, on Thursday, July 20, debunked the news that a member of the five-member panel, Justice Boloukuoromo Ugo, that is handling petitions seeking to nullify the election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, resigned.
A high-ranking official of the court, who spoke to Vanguard, described the information as “fake news”, pointing out that it was the handiwork of “evil rumour mongers.”
Justice Ugo: Judge handling petition against Tinubu resigns? Presidency reacts
Bayo Onanuga, a presidential inaugural committee member and President Bola Tinubu's right man, has condemned how fake news spreads on social media.
The court of appeal on Thursday, July 20, dismissed the report that a member of the presidential election petition court panel handling the petitions against the victory of President Tinubu in the 2023 election, Justice Boloukuoromo M. Ugo, has resigned.
Source: Legit.ng
