Edo Guber: Federal High Court Voids Ighodalo’s Victory In PDP Primary
<p>The FHC’s Justice Inyang Ekwo has declared the PDP primary election that produced Asue Ighodalo as its governorship candidate invalid</p>
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Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has invalidated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election that produced Asue Ighodalo as its governorship candidate. The election, held on February 22, 2024, was annulled on the grounds that 378 delegates were unlawfully excluded from voting.
Justice Ekwo delivered the judgment in a suit brought by aggrieved delegates, represented by Kelvin Mohammed. He ruled that the election violated the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 and the PDP Guidelines, as it was conducted at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin without the inclusion of the delegates in question.
Exhibit PDP 1, presented by the party, was found to lack sufficient evidence. Justice Ekwo noted that the plaintiffs successfully established their case through the exhibits provided. He found that the returning officers had fabricated the results, highlighting that the exclusion of the 381 delegates was illegal.
Although the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the first defendant, appeared in court, it did not file any process in the case. The INEC counsel stated that the commission would abide by the court’s decision.
Justice Ekwo concluded that the plaintiffs’ case succeeded on merit. The suit, initiated by Kelvin Mohammed, Gabriel Okoduwa, and Mr. Ederaho Osagie on behalf of other delegates across 12 local government areas and 127 wards, sought two orders. These included preventing the defendants from excluding the delegates from the February 22 primaries in Edo.
The 381 delegates, who are loyal to the impeached deputy governor Philip Shaibu, claimed that it would be just for their reliefs to be granted.
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<h2><strong>Naija News</strong> looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2021/10/16/nigerian-newspapers-daily-front-pages-review-saturday-16-october-2021/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nigeria’s national newspapers</a> today Saturday 30th March 2024.</h2>
<p><strong>The PUNCH:</strong> As the nation joined other countries of the world to mark Good Friday and begin the Easter festivities, security agencies on Friday beefed up security in different parts of the country to forestall unsavoury incidents. The Nigeria Police Force, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, the military, Department of State Service, and the Federal Road Safety Corps heightened security surveillance nationwide and deployed key personnel in strategic locations, including worship centres, shopping malls, amusement parks and recreational centres.</p>
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<p><strong>Vanguard:</strong> With the latest revelations on the March 14 killing of 17 soldiers in Delta State, the prevalent supposition that the misapprehension between Okuama, an Urhobo community in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, and Okoloba, an Ijaw town in Bomadi Local Government Area, was the chief reason for the unimaginable massacre appears off beam.</p>
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<p><strong>ThisDay</strong>: Less 24-hours after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) unfolded new policy requiring banks to increase their minimum capital, Access Holdings Plc, yesterday, took the first step among its peers by unveiling plans to establish a $1.5 billion (N1.963 trillion based on N1309/$ official rate as at Thursday), capital raising programme or its equivalent.</p>
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<p><strong>The Nation:</strong> On the occasion of this year’s Easter, President Bola Tinubu has commended Nigerians for their patience in the last few months while his administration worked to steer the nation on the path economic recovery and sustainable growth.</p>
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<p><strong>Daily Trust</strong>: There is a growing feeling of unease in the polity over recent appointments by President Bola Tinubu, seen to favour his friends and political associates, at the detriment of ‘competence’, which he vowed to be the key criterion in the recruitment of his lieutenants.</p>
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<h2>Thank you for reading, that is all for today, see you again tomorrow for a review of Nigerian newspapers.</h2>
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