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Barely 8days 8hours : 50mins to the National Assembly elections, a Federal High Court sitting in Akure, Ondo state capital has disqualified the Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Akoko Southeast and Southwest Federal constituency for the February 25th general election, Mr. Adegboyega Adefarati.
The Court declared the Party’s Primary election in the federal constituency null and void.
Mr. Segun Ategbole and Dr. John Adanike, who were aspirants in the primary election had approach the court, alleging infractions and seeking to be declared winner.
The Candidate of the Zenith Labor Party (ZLP) in the federal constituency, Mr. Ogunleye Emmanuel Teloye also approached the court with an originating summons, seeking the disqualification of the APC from participating in the general election, over the Party’s failure to conducts it’s primary election, before 180 days to the general election.
The court, in the judgement delivered by Justice T.B Adegoke however held that the APC cannot put something on nothing and expect it to stand.
Adegoke said APC has no candidate for House of Representatives in 2023 Election, as no valid Primary Election was held by the Party.
She said APC is restrained from conducting any Primary election as the window has closed, having been shorter than 180 days allowed by the Electoral Act 2022.
The judge also said INEC is restrained from accepting the name of the 3rd Defendant(APC), the Plaintiffs(Mr. Segun Ategbole and John Adanike) or any name whatsoever from APC
She added that the 3rd Defendant (Mr. Gboyega Adefarati) is restrained from parading himself as the candidate of APC for the February 25th, 2023 Election.