{"id":7693,"date":"2019-04-03T13:30:21","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T13:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=7693"},"modified":"2019-04-03T13:30:21","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T13:30:21","slug":"nullify-buharis-candidacy-like-you-did-to-adeleke-omokri-tells-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nullify-buharis-candidacy-like-you-did-to-adeleke-omokri-tells-court","title":{"rendered":"Nullify Buhari\u2019s candidacy like you did to Adeleke \u2013 Omokri tells court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reno Omokri, former spokesman to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has reacted after an Abuja High Court nullified the candidacy of Senator Ademola Adeleke, as the Osun State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST had reported on Tuesday that the Justice Oathman Musa-led court nullified Adeleke\u2019s candidacy on the ground that he was not qualified academically for the position.<\/p>\n<p>Adeleke was dragged to court by two chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Wahab Raheem and Adam Habeeb.<\/p>\n<p>Both APC chieftains accused Adeleke of not possessing a secondary school certificate which was a prerequisite for him to contest for the office of the governor.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting, Omokri, in a tweet on Wednesday wrote: \u201cThe court has declared the election of Senator Adeleke invalid because of Certificate forgery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFine. My question to the court is this-where is @MBuhari\u2019s own Certificate? What is good for Adeleke should also be good enough for Buhari, not so? Or is the court afraid #RenosDarts.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reno Omokri, former spokesman to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has reacted after an Abuja High Court nullified the candidacy of Senator Ademola Adeleke, as the Osun State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. DAILY POST had reported on Tuesday that the Justice Oathman Musa-led court nullified Adeleke\u2019s candidacy on the ground that he was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,29,14],"tags":[97,127,69,431],"class_list":["post-7693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","tag-buhari","tag-candidates","tag-court","tag-governorship"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nullify Buhari\u2019s candidacy like you did to Adeleke \u2013 Omokri tells court - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nullify-buharis-candidacy-like-you-did-to-adeleke-omokri-tells-court\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nullify Buhari\u2019s candidacy like you did to Adeleke \u2013 Omokri tells court\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Reno Omokri, former spokesman to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has reacted after an Abuja High Court nullified the candidacy of Senator Ademola Adeleke, as the Osun State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. DAILY POST had reported on Tuesday that the Justice Oathman Musa-led court nullified Adeleke\u2019s candidacy on the ground that he was [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nullify-buharis-candidacy-like-you-did-to-adeleke-omokri-tells-court\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-04-03T13:30:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"alico\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"alico\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nullify-buharis-candidacy-like-you-did-to-adeleke-omokri-tells-court#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nullify-buharis-candidacy-like-you-did-to-adeleke-omokri-tells-court\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"alico\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/50afd2ef4f0e900bd0a176404a8484a7\"},\"headline\":\"Nullify Buhari\u2019s candidacy like you did to Adeleke \u2013 Omokri tells court\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-04-03T13:30:21+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nullify-buharis-candidacy-like-you-did-to-adeleke-omokri-tells-court\"},\"wordCount\":174,\"commentCount\":0,\"keywords\":[\"Buhari\",\"Candidates\",\"court\",\"governorship\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nullify-buharis-candidacy-like-you-did-to-adeleke-omokri-tells-court#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nullify-buharis-candidacy-like-you-did-to-adeleke-omokri-tells-court\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nullify-buharis-candidacy-like-you-did-to-adeleke-omokri-tells-court\",\"name\":\"Nullify Buhari\u2019s candidacy like you did to Adeleke \u2013 Omokri tells court - Nigeria\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-04-03T13:30:21+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/50afd2ef4f0e900bd0a176404a8484a7\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nullify-buharis-candidacy-like-you-did-to-adeleke-omokri-tells-court#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nullify-buharis-candidacy-like-you-did-to-adeleke-omokri-tells-court\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nullify-buharis-candidacy-like-you-did-to-adeleke-omokri-tells-court#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Nullify Buhari\u2019s candidacy like you did to Adeleke \u2013 Omokri tells court\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/\",\"name\":\"Africa Press | Nigeria | Homepage\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/50afd2ef4f0e900bd0a176404a8484a7\",\"name\":\"alico\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/author\/alico\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Nullify Buhari\u2019s candidacy like you did to Adeleke \u2013 Omokri tells court - Nigeria","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nullify-buharis-candidacy-like-you-did-to-adeleke-omokri-tells-court","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Nullify Buhari\u2019s candidacy like you did to Adeleke \u2013 Omokri tells court","og_description":"Reno Omokri, former spokesman to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has reacted after an Abuja High Court nullified the candidacy of Senator Ademola Adeleke, as the Osun State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. DAILY POST had reported on Tuesday that the Justice Oathman Musa-led court nullified Adeleke\u2019s candidacy on the ground that he was [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nullify-buharis-candidacy-like-you-did-to-adeleke-omokri-tells-court","og_site_name":"Nigeria","article_published_time":"2019-04-03T13:30:21+00:00","author":"alico","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"alico","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nullify-buharis-candidacy-like-you-did-to-adeleke-omokri-tells-court#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nullify-buharis-candidacy-like-you-did-to-adeleke-omokri-tells-court"},"author":{"name":"alico","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/50afd2ef4f0e900bd0a176404a8484a7"},"headline":"Nullify Buhari\u2019s candidacy like you did to Adeleke \u2013 Omokri tells court","datePublished":"2019-04-03T13:30:21+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nullify-buharis-candidacy-like-you-did-to-adeleke-omokri-tells-court"},"wordCount":174,"commentCount":0,"keywords":["Buhari","Candidates","court","governorship"],"articleSection":["all news","head lines","Policy"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nullify-buharis-candidacy-like-you-did-to-adeleke-omokri-tells-court#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nullify-buharis-candidacy-like-you-did-to-adeleke-omokri-tells-court","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nullify-buharis-candidacy-like-you-did-to-adeleke-omokri-tells-court","name":"Nullify Buhari\u2019s candidacy like you did to Adeleke \u2013 Omokri tells court - Nigeria","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-04-03T13:30:21+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/50afd2ef4f0e900bd0a176404a8484a7"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nullify-buharis-candidacy-like-you-did-to-adeleke-omokri-tells-court#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nullify-buharis-candidacy-like-you-did-to-adeleke-omokri-tells-court"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nullify-buharis-candidacy-like-you-did-to-adeleke-omokri-tells-court#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Nullify Buhari\u2019s candidacy like you did to Adeleke \u2013 Omokri tells court"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/","name":"Africa Press | Nigeria | Homepage","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/50afd2ef4f0e900bd0a176404a8484a7","name":"alico","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/author\/alico"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7693\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}