A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the All Progressives Congress, and the Independent National Electoral Commission to file their defence in a suit seeking to nullify Aiyedatiwa’s candidacy in the upcoming gubernatorial election in the state, slated for November.
The Senator representing Ondo South, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, had approached the court to void Aiyedatiwa’s win from the April 20 APC governorship primary election held in Ondo state.
He asked the court to declare that Aiyedatiwa was not a valid candidate for the party because the party did not comply with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022.
Ibrahim, who participated and was a governorship aspirant in the said primary election, prayed to the Court to delist APC and Aiyedatiwa from the political parties and candidates that would participate in the gubernatorial poll.
The plaintiff’s counsel, Chris Uche, (SAN), told the court that he received a memorandum of conditional appearance from APC and INEC’s lawyer but was yet to receive any application from Aiyedatiwa.
He further told the court that the defendants were yet to file their defence.
The plaintiff’s counsel, Chris Uche, (SAN), told the court that he received a memorandum of conditional appearance from APC and INEC’s lawyer but was yet to receive any application from Aiyedatiwa.
He further told the court that the defendants were yet to file their defence.
