PDP Wins APC In Court As 16 House of Assembly Candidates of Ruling Party Are Disqualified
- A federal high court in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, has sacked 16 APC house of assembly candidates in the oil-producing state
- The PDP has challenged the authenticity of the candidates in court, joining INEC and 33 others as defendants because the electoral body did not monitor the party congresses
- Justice Mohammed Turaki Adamu of the court ruled in favour of the APC against the APC house of assembly aspirants in the suit marked FHC/PH/CS/152/2022
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Port Harcourt, Rivers - The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suffered another setback as a federal high court in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, disqualified 16 of its house of assembly candidates in the state.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state has challenged the candidates' authenticity before the court, arguing that the National Electoral Commission (INEC) did not witness the primaries that produced them, Leadership reported.
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In the suit filed FHC/PH/CS/152/2022, the PDP joined INEC and 33 others as defendants, and Justice Mohammed Turaki Adamu ruled in favour of the umbrella party.
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The oil-rich state has a total of 32 state constituencies, and Rivers East senatorial district has the highest number of seats in the state house of assembly.
Below is the list of constituencies that as affected
- Andoni, Etche I and II
- Tai, Gokana, Oyigbo, Eleme, Port Harcourt I, II, III
- Khana Constituency I and II
- Okrika, Ahoada West and Obio/Akpor I and II
List of PDP governors who have publicly given conditions before working for Atiku in their states
Legit.ng earlier reported that the PDP and crisis had become husband and wife since the emergence of Atiku Abubakar as its presidential candidate in May.
Some power brokers in the party felt the primary result is against the call for a southern presidency and have, thus, been boiling the water of uneasement against Atiku and PDP.
However, some of them have opened their doors for negotiation and given conditions to support Atiku Abubakar, which the presidential hopeful is not likely to comply with.
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