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A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognizing or accepting ad-hoc delegates produced by Governor Godwin Obaseki’s faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Edo State.
The court declared the Ad-hoc delegates produced by Dan Orbih’s faction of the party as authentic and must be recognized and accepted.
Delivering judgment in a suit instituted by 581 delegates elected on April 30th, Justice Inyang Ekwo held that PDP and other defendants in the suit are bound by Section 84 (5) of the Electoral Act 2022 as well as Section 15 of the PDP Constitution relating to delegates elections.
The 581 delegates instituted the suit marked FHC/Abj/ CS/598/2022 through their five representatives, Monday Osagie, Reuben Ekhosuehi, Adeyanba Osaro, Magdalene Osawe and Imariabe Oghogho.
Defendants in the suit are the PDP, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, Umar Bature and INEC as the 1st to 5th defendants, respectively.
The Plaintiffs in their suit, argued by Dr. John Musa, SAN had asked the court to determine whether the PDP, in view of Section 84 (5) of the Electoral Act 2022 and Section 15 of the PDP constitution, can jettison their election monitored by INEC for another one conducted in violation of the provisions of the relevant laws…
