Tanzania Sack Nigerian Born Emmanuel Amunike As Coach – TheNigerialawyer

Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) has relieved Emmanuel Amuneke
of his job following the poor performance of the Taifa Stars in the
2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Egypt.

The East Africans were eliminated in the group stage of the
biennial tournament, losing 2-0 to Senegal, 3-2 to Kenya and
suffering a 3-0 defeat to Algeria to finish at the base of Group C
with zero points.

On the back of the poor performances, Tanzania’s governing body
decided to part ways with the former Nigeria international and
Barcelona winger.

“The Tanzania Football Association (TFF) and the national team
coach, Emmanuel Amunike, have reached a joint agreement to
terminate the contract between us,” read a statement on the TFF
website.

“TFF will announce the TAN coach who will lead the national team
for Chan matches.

“TAN coaches will be announced after the Emergency Committee
meeting on July 11, 2019.”

Amuneke helped Taifa Stars qualify for Afcon for the first time
in 39 years.

The Nigeria tactician will be the second casualty of the Africa
Cup of nations after Egypt terminated the contract of Javier
Aguirre.

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Presidential Tribunal: Buhari Kicks Against Admission of
Bio-Data to INEC

President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday objected to the admission of
his form CF001 which contained his personal data submitted to the
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for February 23,
presidential election.

Buhari’s objection against the said document was announced by
his lead counsel, chief Wale Olanipekun, SAN, to the presidential
election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja.

Olanipekun while objecting to the admission of the form,
however, said that his reason would be made public at the address
stage.

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
Atiku Abubakar and the party had tendered Buhari’s form as part of
efforts to establish their petition against Buhari on his
qualification for the last presidential election.

Apart from the form, Atiku also tendered the final result of the
election signed by professor Yakubu Mahmood which the tribunal
admitted as exhibit.

Also tendered and admitted as exhibit are documents containing
total number of voters in the INEC register and the number of
collected permanent voters card for the elections.

Atiku’s lead counsel, Dr. Livy Uzoukwu also tendered six
Newspapers publications and 10 press statements issued by INEC in
respect of the election.

At the time of filing this report, other documents numbering 6,
806 mainly election result sheets from Kano and Zamfara states were
tendered and admitted by the tribunal.

Also, Atiku and the PDP kick-started calling of witnesses to
testify for them in their allegations of election malpractices,
corruption, irregularities and violence against the conduct of
election that produced Buhari as President.

The first Witness, Buba Galadima who adopted his statement made
on oath said under cross examination by Buhari’s counsel, Chief
Wale Olanipekun that he supported Buhari in the 2003, 2007, 2011
and 2015 presidential elections but parted ways with him due to
Buhari’s alleged unfulfilled promises.

Galadima said that he supported Atiku in the 2019 election
because he was a better candidate who is educated, God-fearing and
capable of providing good governance in the country.

The Witness, however, denied parting ways with Buhari because he
was denied privileges but insisted that Buhari failed to protect
life and property of citizens and did not allow the rule of law to
prevail.

Also under cross examination by the APC counsel, Lateef Fagbemi,
Galadima further told the tribunal that he was not a member of the
PDP and that his party – Reformed All Progressives Congress, RAPC,
had a memorandum of understanding with Atiku and PDP on how to make
life bearable for Nigerians, ensure security of life and property
and allow the rule of law to prevail.

Second Petitioner’s Witness, Ijeoma Peter Obi who claimed as
Information Communications and Technology, ICT, expert admitted
transmitting results from polling units to the INEC server in his
capacity as Registration Area Technician who was trained and
shortlisted by INEC for the 2019 election.

Another witness, Adejuwitan Ebenezar Olalekan also admitted
transmitting election results to INEC server.

Olalekan told the tribunal that INEC server was automatic and
embedded in the smart card reader for the purposes of transmitting
results.

He added that he personally transmitted results to INEC server
through a code provided by the electoral umpire, saying that the
server was connected to the smart card reader.

Under cross examination by Olanipekun, the Witness said that he
did not know President Muhammadu Buhari as second respondent in
Atiku’s petition.

Also under cross examination by Fagbemi, the witness admitted
not serving as presiding officer for INEC but only was shortlisted
by the electoral body.

By PRNigeria