NDC STATEMENT ON COURT RULING. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 NDC STATEMENT ON COURT RULING Our attention has been drawn to a ruling by the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja this morning, wherein His Lordship, Honourable Justice Isah Dashen, gave a ruling on an application filed by an unregistered association known as Peace Movement Party. The public knows that by December 2025, the Nigeria Democratic Congress  as an association complained of INEC’s refusal to register us as a political party, whereupon we proceeded to the Federal High Court. The Federal High Court upheld our constitutional right to freedom of association under the Constitution and compelled INEC to register us, which INEC did. Since then, we have started political activities, embarked on the registration of members, held congresses from ward to national levels, held conventions, and concluded primaries to all offices following INEC’s timetable. We have been fully participating in all INEC activities without let or hindrance. NDC also fielded candidates, and fully pa...

COURT JAILS WOMAN FOR ILLEGAL DEALING IN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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     Justice I.M Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State,
on Thursday, July 9, 2020 convicted and sentenced one Gloria Monday to two years imprisonment
for dealing in petroleum products without a licence.
Monday was arraigned on Thursday by the Port Harcourt Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and
pleaded “guilty” to one count charge of dealing in petroleum products
without a licence preferred against him. The offence is contrary to Section 4(1)
of the Petroleum Act CAP P10 of the Revised Edition (Laws of the Federation of
Nigeria) 2007 and punishable under Section 4(6) of the same Act.
In view of the plea, prosecution counsel, D.N.Nkwap called a witness to review the facts
of the case before the Court.
The witness, Kayode Adesanoye, an Operative with the EFCC, told the court that the
defendant and a vehicle ( loaded with 200 litres of petroleum product stored in
polythene bags) was handed over to the Commission on January 31,
2020 by 6 Division Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt .
Adesanoye said samples of the product was taken to Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR
for analysis and the result indicated adulterated Automotive Gas Oil (AGO). He further disclosed that the defendant in her statement said that she bought the product from Ogu Market in River State and was arrested along Port Harcourt-Eket way.
Prosecution counsel tendered some documents which were admitted in evidence as Exhibit a,b,c,d,e,f,g (1) (2) by
the court and prayed that the court convict the defendant.
Justice Sani found the defendant guilty, convicted and sentenced her to six (6)
months imprisonment with an option of fine and ordered that the product be
forfeited to the Federal Government.
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