Edo Guber Election: Appeal Court Gives Verdict On Suit Seeking to sack Ighodalo as PDP Candidate
- The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has rejected all the prayers filed by the reinstated Edo state deputy governor, Philip Shaibu
- The appellate court declined to nullify the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election that produced Asue Ighodalo
- The three-man panel of Justice said it found no reason to set aside the May 27 judgement of the Federal High Court in Abuja
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FCT, Abuja - The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja dismissed an appeal that was filed by the reinstated Edo state deputy governor, Philip Shaibu to nullify the primary election that produced Asue Ighodalo as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
The three-man panel of Justice gave the ruling on Monday, July 22.
Source: UGC
Justice, A. M Lamido-led panel said it found no reason to set aside the May 27 judgement of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which refused to invalidate the PDP governorship primary election the PDP based on the suit by the Appellant.
As reported by Vanguard, the appellate court awarded a cost of N1 million against the Appellant and in favour of the Respondents in the matter.
Shaibu prayed the court to among other things, compel the PDP to conduct a fresh primary election in the state.
He sought an order to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising Ighodalo as the authentic candidate of the party. All his prayers were rejected by the court.
Legit.ng recalls that Ighadalo was affirmed as the authentic winner of the PDP primary election in Edo state.
Justice James Omotosho of the federal high court in Abuja affirmed the candidature of Ighodalo while delivering the verdict on the suit filed by the state's former governor, Philip Shaibu.
The court ruled that Ighodalo was duly elected as the candidate of the PDP for the forthcoming governorship election in Edo
Oshiomhole urged to "stop lies against Ighodalo"
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Edo People for Good Governance called out former Edo State Governor, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, for spreading falsehoods about Ighodalo
The group refuted Oshiomhole's claims, stating he has frequently visited the PDP governorship candidate's country home.
The APC and Oshiomhole were urged to shift from irrelevant and false accusations to meaningful discussions about governance
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