The court has cleared the road for
Akeredolu's emergence as APC candidate
in the Ondo governorship election to be
challenged
- Justice Nnamdi Dimgba dismissed
Akeredolu's objection to Olusegun
Abraham's suit challenging his candidacy
because it lacked merit
Ondo election: Federal High Court says suit
challenging Akeredolu’s candidacy can be heard
A federal high court sitting in Abuja has
allowed a suit challenging the candidacy
of Ondo governor-elect, Rotimi
Akeredolu as the legitimate candidate of
the All Progressives Congress (APC) in
the recent Ondo election.
READ ALSO: APC supporters shut down
Port Harcourt (photos)
Punch reports that presiding judge
Nnamdi Dimgba, in his ruling on Friday,
December 16, dismissed as being
without merit a notice of preliminary
objection that challenged the
competence of a suit filed by Olusegun
Abraham, Akeredolu’s co-contestant in
the APC’s primaries.
After dismissing Akeredolu’s objection
on Friday, Justice Dimgba adjourned till
February 2, 2017 for the hearing of the
substantive suit.
READ ALSO: Rivers rerun: INEC to
conduct outstanding elections in 2017
In his suit, Abraham prayed the court to
issue:
An order setting aside the Ondo State
Governorship primary of the 1st
respondent (APC) held on September
3, 2016 for non-compliance with
provisions of the APC Elections
Guidelines 2014 as amended for
Primaru elections, and Electoral Act
2010 as amended and APC
Constitution as amended.
An order setting aside the
submission by the 3rd defendant
(Odigie-Oyegun) as the governorship
candidate of the All Progressives
Congress of Ondo State.
An order compelling the 4th
defendant to extend time within
which the 1st defendant shall
conduct fresh governorship primary
election of the 1st defendant based
on the Congress and Congress Appeal
Committee’s Delegates’ List, 2014 and
in compliance with the provisions of
the Electoral Act 2010, as amended,
the Constitution of the All
Progressives Congress, 2014, as
amended, APC Electoral Guidelines,
2014 and the Constitution of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as
amended.
Meanwhile, the APC has submitted a
controversial audio tape of Rivers state
governor Nyesom Wike as evidence of
malpractices in the just concluded rerun
elections in the south-south state to the
Nigeria Police Force.
Members of the party led by
Honourable Asita on Friday, December
16 presented the evidence to the police
and demanded that Wike's submissions
in the audio be properly investigated.
Akeredolu's emergence as APC candidate
in the Ondo governorship election to be
challenged
- Justice Nnamdi Dimgba dismissed
Akeredolu's objection to Olusegun
Abraham's suit challenging his candidacy
because it lacked merit
Ondo election: Federal High Court says suit
challenging Akeredolu’s candidacy can be heard
A federal high court sitting in Abuja has
allowed a suit challenging the candidacy
of Ondo governor-elect, Rotimi
Akeredolu as the legitimate candidate of
the All Progressives Congress (APC) in
the recent Ondo election.
READ ALSO: APC supporters shut down
Port Harcourt (photos)
Punch reports that presiding judge
Nnamdi Dimgba, in his ruling on Friday,
December 16, dismissed as being
without merit a notice of preliminary
objection that challenged the
competence of a suit filed by Olusegun
Abraham, Akeredolu’s co-contestant in
the APC’s primaries.
After dismissing Akeredolu’s objection
on Friday, Justice Dimgba adjourned till
February 2, 2017 for the hearing of the
substantive suit.
READ ALSO: Rivers rerun: INEC to
conduct outstanding elections in 2017
In his suit, Abraham prayed the court to
issue:
An order setting aside the Ondo State
Governorship primary of the 1st
respondent (APC) held on September
3, 2016 for non-compliance with
provisions of the APC Elections
Guidelines 2014 as amended for
Primaru elections, and Electoral Act
2010 as amended and APC
Constitution as amended.
An order setting aside the
submission by the 3rd defendant
(Odigie-Oyegun) as the governorship
candidate of the All Progressives
Congress of Ondo State.
An order compelling the 4th
defendant to extend time within
which the 1st defendant shall
conduct fresh governorship primary
election of the 1st defendant based
on the Congress and Congress Appeal
Committee’s Delegates’ List, 2014 and
in compliance with the provisions of
the Electoral Act 2010, as amended,
the Constitution of the All
Progressives Congress, 2014, as
amended, APC Electoral Guidelines,
2014 and the Constitution of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as
amended.
Meanwhile, the APC has submitted a
controversial audio tape of Rivers state
governor Nyesom Wike as evidence of
malpractices in the just concluded rerun
elections in the south-south state to the
Nigeria Police Force.
Members of the party led by
Honourable Asita on Friday, December
16 presented the evidence to the police
and demanded that Wike's submissions
in the audio be properly investigated.
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