According to Channels TV, Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship election in Edo State that produced Asue Ighodalo as its candidate.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The election conducted on February 22, 2024, was voided on the ground that 378 delegates who were supposed to vote at the primary election were unlawfully excluded by PDP.
The suit was instituted by one Kelvin Mohammed in a representative capacity.
Judge Ekwo ruled that the primary election at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, the capital of Edo State, was conducted in a manner that contravened both the PDP principles and the requirements of the Electoral Act 2022.
Through the exhibits tendered, the plaintiffs were able to establish their case against the defendants, according to Justice Ekwo, who stated that Exhibit PDP 1 was devoid of evidence.
According to the judge, he discovered from the PDP’s demonstrate that the returning officials who created the result sheets just sat down in a location to rig the results of the vote.
He declared that it was illegal to exclude the 381 delegates, which included the plaintiffs.
