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Jonathan Asks Judges Not To Accept Fictitious Election Petitions

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According to him, many politicians won't be going to the court after elections if they know the courts won't compromise.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has appealed to the nation’s judiciary to do the right thing by not entertaining what he called fictitious elections litigations filed by politicians.Jonathan spoke in Asaba, the Delta State capital where he inaugurated the Delta State High Court Complex and also flagged off the presentation of 20 Toyota Prado Sports Utility Vehicles to judges in the state.

“If the judiciary doesn’t declare who doesn’t win the election that they are winners, that many 50 percent will not go to court. “In South Africa, the electoral management body will never compromise, they all know. If you lose the election, you just wait for the next election. You don’t need to go to court.The High Court building which was initiated since 1999 is a five-floor storey building equipped with six court rooms, six conference halls, six witness waiting rooms, six holding cells, six secretarial offices, two general conference halls, a ceremonial hall, multi-purpose hall, a library among others.

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