• About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact
Friday, July 4, 2025
  • Login
  • Cover
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Security
  • Entertainment
  • World
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Interview
No Result
View All Result
Newsdesk Africa
Advertisement
  • Cover
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Security
  • Entertainment
  • World
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Interview
No Result
View All Result
Newsdesk Africa
No Result
View All Result
Home Cover

Major trouble for APC as court okays suit to disqualify all candidates

Euclid Myke by Euclid Myke
November 3, 2022
in Cover
0
0
SHARES
0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

It is more trouble for the All Progressive Congress (APC), as the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Tuesday gave a nod of approval to a fresh suit that is seeking to disqualify all its candidates from contesting the 2023 general election.

The suit marked; FHC/ABJ/CS/1864/2022, was brought before the court by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Specifically, PDP, is challenging the legality of the process that produced both national officers of the APC and its candidates for the forthcoming elections.

Ebonyi state governement lodge Abuja

It is praying the court to disqualify all candidates that were nominated to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, by the Governor Mai Mala Buni led Extraordinary Convention Committee of the APC.

The Plaintiff, through its team of lawyers led by Mr. Ayo Ajibade, SAN, maintained that every nomination that was made by the Governor Buni-led Committee, was done in breach and gross violation of extant provisions of both the Electoral Act, 2022, and the 1999 Constitution, as amended.

PDP anchored the suit on a subsisting judgement the Federal High Court delivered on September 30, 2022, which declared as illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional, all actions and activities that were carried out by the governor Buni-led Committee, among which included the nomination of governor Adegboyega Oyetola for the recently conducted gubernatorial election in Osun State.

The Plaintiff noted that the high court had in its judgement that was delivered by Justice Emeka Nwite, nullified the nomination of both Oyetola and his Deputy, Benedict Alabi as APC candidates for the governorship poll on the premise that governor Buni who submitted their names to the INEC, violated provisions of Section 183 of the Constitution and Section 82(3) of the Electoral Act 2022.

Among 53 persons that were cited as defendants in PDP’s fresh suit, included the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his running mate, Kashim Shetima, as well as all governorship candidates of the party and their deputies.

The suit is also seeking to disqualify all APC candidates for the Senatorial and House of Representatives elections.

Meanwhile, the suit has been assigned to Justice Inyang Ekwo who has fixed it for mention on November 22.

The court further directed service of all the relevant processes on all the defendants.

Previous Post

Naira redesign project is political – Obaseki

Next Post

Atiku to Tinubu: Nigerians won’t elect ghost president

Next Post

Atiku to Tinubu: Nigerians won’t elect ghost president

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

https://youtu.be/FHyJ1Wr0FAk?si=0WVYI_2OR4OrIrQ4
https://youtu.be/gbE3azm_Io0?si=GdE3Mqelo1ujTNla
Renewable energy gets boost as NCC, REA inaugurate joint committee  
Science and Technology

Renewable energy gets boost as NCC, REA inaugurate joint committee  

by Ada Okafor
July 3, 2025
0

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has formally inaugurated the NCC–REA Collaboration Committee, marking a pivotal step towards advancing Nigeria’s digital...

Read moreDetails
Anaba, Uke lead new NGE executive committee

From Coal City to Conscience: Enugu hosts Editors’ reawakening conference

July 3, 2025
How my visit to Benue on humanitarian activities was aborted – Obi

Obi’s acceptance growing in the North — Obidients

July 3, 2025
Telmek Energy delivers 98% electricity to consumers – CTO, Opejin

Telmek Energy delivers 98% electricity to consumers – CTO, Opejin

July 3, 2025
NOG: We will tap into $17bn oil investment to grow production – Ososami

NOG: We will tap into $17bn oil investment to grow production – Ososami

July 3, 2025
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact

Copyright© 2022-2025 Newsdesk Africa Published by Glossy Affairs Ltd. Tel: +2348152359152. Email: info@newsdeskafrica.com.ng editor@newsdeskafrica.com.ng

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Homepage

Copyright© 2022-2025 Newsdesk Africa Published by Glossy Affairs Ltd. Tel: +2348152359152. Email: info@newsdeskafrica.com.ng editor@newsdeskafrica.com.ng