Jubilation as Court Gives Final Verdict on Disqualification of APC Candidates in Top South-South State
- A new way to start the new year is the recent victory the ruling party got in its latest case with the opposition PDP and SDP in the court of law
- The All Progressives Congress defeated the PDP and the SDP in its three pre-election cases at the court in Bayelsa state
- The court in its fresh verdict ruled that the case against Nigeria's main party was not filed within the stipulated time
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The All Progressive Congress (APC) has defeated the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in three pre-election cases filed against candidates of the party.
The SDP had dragged the House of Representatives member representing Nembe/Brass Federal Constituency, Hon Israel Sunny-Goli, to court seeking the nullification of the primaries that produced him.
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How APC won in court
The PDP had dragged House of Representatives member representing Southern Federal Constituency, Hon Preye Oseke, and the candidate for Bayelsa Central, Mr Timipa Tiwei Orunimighe, to court seeking their disqualification from contesting the February 25 elections.
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Court recent verdict
However, in a ruling on New Year’s Day, Justice Isa Hamma Adama Dashen dismissed the suit filed against the APC candidates describing them as incompetent, The Sun Newspaper reported.
Justice Dashen in an effort to save time read a summary of the judgment which dismissed the cases to the plaintiffs and defendants.
Jubilation erupts as court gives final verdict on Ekiti election
Legit.ng reported earlier that the election of Biodun Oyebanji, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Ekiti 2022 governorship election has been upheld by the tribunal.
The election, which was held in June, earlier this year, was upheld by the Ekiti state governorship election petition tribunal in Ado Ekiti, the state capital.
Recall that Oyebanji was the former secretary to the state government and was declared the winner of the election after winning the votes of 15 of the 16 local governments in the state.
Game over for INEC as court gives final verdict on Youth Party's case
In another development, the Supreme Court has affirmed the Court of Appeal judgment which declared the de-registration of the Youth Party illegal and null and void.
The apex court, in a unanimous judgment, dismissed the appeal by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
It held that Youth Party is registered and eligible to participate in the 2023 general elections.
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