Hon. Victor Mela Danzaria, Member Representing Balanga/Billiri Federal Constituency, Gombe State.

House of Reps member extends olive branch to opponent after winning 5 court cases

Global Patriot Staff June 21, 2021 Local, News, Politics Leave a comment 365 Views

Hon. Victor Mela Danzaria, Member Representing Balanga/Billiri Federal Constituency, Gombe State.

…Says he cannot be distracted

William Attah, Gombe

Hon. Victor Mela Danzaria, member representing Balanga/Billiri Federal constituency, Gombe State, in the House of Representatives, has called on his main challenger, Ali Isa JC, to join hands with him in building a better and more progressive constituency.

Mr. Victor Mela Danzaria of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been won five court cases instituted by his main challenger, Ali Isa JC of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), since the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared him winner after the 2019 general election.

He said the cases had not distracted him from representing his constituency well as he had been providing democratic dividends to the people and will never stop.

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting on appeal in Bwari, FCT, had last Friday June 18, 2021, discharged and acquitted Hon. Danzaria, following his earlier conviction by a Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja on the offence of False Evidence.

Shortly after the court declaration last Friday, Hon. Danzaria extended his hands of friendship and fellowship to Hon. Ali Isa JC; with a call on him to join him in advancing the cause of the constituency.

He said, “let’s close our ranks and work to heal our constituency and better the lives of our people”.

Danzaria said, “I have been vindicated of the politically induced and perverse conviction” and thanked all who stood by him during the trying times.

He called on his supporters and sympathizers to be magnanimous in victory while admonishing them not to insult or abuse anyone in the name of celebration.

Earlier on Friday, the court presided over by Hon. Justice O. A. Musa together with Justice A. O. Ebong after considering his appeal, upheld same and declared the entire proceedings of the Magistrate Court, his conviction and sentencing, as a nullity, baseless and void in it’s entirety.

The Appellate Court held that by virtue of the provisions of Section 31 of the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended), only the High Court of a State or the FCT can determine the nature of the complaint against him.

Also, the court further held that since provisions of the Electoral Act have specified the court that can try the allegations against Hon. Danzaria, no other court, including the FCT Magistrate Court could try him.