Abuja, April 12, 2023 – A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday nullified the congresses conducted on February 7 by the All Progressives Congress in Kogi State for the nomination of a governorship candidate.
The court has set aside the congress on the ground that they were not conducted in compliance with the Electoral Act 2022 and the APC Constitution.
The suit was instituted by a group of aggrieved APC members led by Realwan Okpanachi.
The plaintiffs had argued that the APC breached Section 84 of the Electoral Act and Section 13 of its constitution by concocting a purported list of delegates and submitting the same to the Independent National Electoral Commission without the knowledge of registered members of the party in the state.
Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice James Omotosho, barred the INEC from recognising or using the delegates list that emerged from the congresses to select its governorship standard bearer.
He said he agreed with the plaintiffs that the APC in Kogi State failed to conduct ward and local government congresses as stipulated by relevant provisions of the law. (GBN)
