A state High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State capital has barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from accepting any individual presented by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as its governorship candidate until the outcome of a suit brought before it is determined.

A parallel candidate of the party for the November 6 poll in the state, Senator Ugochukwu Uba, had dragged INEC, PDP and Valentine Ozigbo before the court in a suit marked A/230/2021, praying among others, for the nullification of the poll which produced Ozigbo.



The presiding judge, Justice O. A. Nwabunike, on Tuesday ordered INEC not to accept anybody presented as the candidate of the second defendant, the PDP, until the determination of the outcome of the suit.

“The defendants are hereby ordered and directed to await the determination or outcome of this suit and restrained from presenting, receiving, parading, or accepting any person as the governorship candidate of the 2nd defendant’s party for the governorship election fixed for November 6, 2021 to elect governor of Anambra State”, the order read.

But reacting to the development, Ozigbo, through the Director of Strategy and Media of his campaign organization, Val Ayika, a lawyer, said that Senator Ugochukwu did not have the locus to challenge the primary that produced him.



Ayika said: “By Ozigbo’s character and disposition in life, he has no problem with any Nigerian approaching a court for any reason whatsoever. Again, he prefers somebody going to the court than resorting to self help.

“So, approaching the court is not an issue for us. But again, let me quickly say that by section 87, subsection 9 of the Electoral Act, you can challenge the outcome of a primary election if you participated in the primary election that you are challenging.

“This was also seen in the case between Ejike and the PDP where the Supreme Court held that only a person who practically participated in a primary election can challenge the outcome of that election.

“Now the question is, does Senator Ugochukwu Uba, by virtue of paragraph 6 of his affidavit, he admitted that he emerged victorious in a factional primary and that Valentine emerged in another primary.

“Now the question is, does Senator Ugochukwu Uba have the locus to go and challenge the primary election; the outcome or the result that brought about Valentine Ozigbo when he did not participate in that primary?

“You see that by section 87 that I quoted, he is excluded; he does not have the locus to challenge what happened in that primary. And secondly, the primary election that took place, Ozigbo, having won the primary, has moved from being an aspirant to being a candidate.

“The primary election exercise has vested him with the right of a candidate. If somebody wants to claim that right, the person must comply with section 36 of our constitution which is a fundamental right.

“Because if you just give order that somebody who is already enured with a right, which by constitutional provision, should be jealously guarded and protected, you are expected to have given the person the opportunity to defend that right; how he came about it.

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Anambra pdp is dead

Pdp would appeal at the high court

President Buhari and his National Security Adviser will be studying security measures implications of the matters arising from Anambra State APGA, PDP and APC governorship primaries with a mixture of confusion and suspicion. They will be like, "are you sure this is not a grand plan by the dot people and "their IPOB' to either not hold election in Anambra State or simply cause confusion that will lead to something?"

Since, all the candidates are flirting with the Judiciary for favours, I am having a feeling that the President and NSA will ultimately utilize this ongoing stupid and avoidable show of shame to pick a candidate they trust and use judiciary
to enthrone him. INEC will kukuma finish the job on election day.

Lol


We are and adjusting the game plan.

Anything APC and PDP like make them do
But make them no near Soludo

Thank you

Duru9:
Anything APC and PDP like make them do
But make them no near Soludo

Thank you

Soludo is a goner since.

He can't escape his Fate.

With all these multiple litigations against him in court....pre../ post.

Duru9:
Anything APC and PDP like make them do
But make them no near Soludo

Thank you

Soludo is a goner since.

He can't escape his Fate.

With all these multiple litigations against him in court....pre../ post.

Infact Soludo should stop parading himself as apga candidate.

A state High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State capital has barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from accepting any individual presented by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as its governorship candidate until the outcome of a suit brought before it is determined.

State high court barring INEC?

Isn’t it beyond its jurisdiction?

Monogamy:
Pdp would appeal at the high court

Lol.there is an appeal court judgment against ozigbo already

Amotolongbo:
State high court barring INEC?

Isn’t it beyond its jurisdiction?

Since it is in anambra,they have the locus

Duru9:
Anything APC and PDP like make them do
But make them no near Soludo

Thank you

3 apga factions plus a certain apga delegate nkemakolam okoye have watertight cases against the halfbaked prof

Juliusmalema:


Soludo is a goner since.

He can't escape his Fate.

With all these multiple litigations against him in court....pre../ post.

Infact Soludo should stop parading himself as apga candidate.

They really want to finish the small money ozigbo looted from transcorp.they have blocked him at the appeal court and have now ambushed him at the state judiciary

garfield1:


Since it is in anambra,they have the locus

Why is Anambra different?

garfield1:


They really want to finish the small money ozigbo looted from transcorp.they have blocked him at the appeal court and have now ambushed him at the state judiciary

Lolz

Meanwhile let m clear it, with Andy Ubah as apc candidate it is equal as apc not contesting.

Even his compound won't agree to vote him.

So they better remove while there is time or count themselves out of the race.

Juliusmalema:


Lolz

Meanwhile let m clear it, with Andy Ubah as apc candidate it is equal as apc not contesting.

Even his compound won't agree to vote him.

So they better remove while there is time or count themselves out of the race.

No,with apga not contesting or presenting a weakling and pdp probably not contesting,what will stop apc?

Amotolongbo:
Why is Anambra different?

A state high court does not have jurisdiction over a federal body except that court is domiciled in the headquarters of that federal body like in fct or in the case of elections sited in that particular state like anambra

garfield1:


No,with apga not contesting or presenting a weakling and pdp probably not contesting,what will stop apc?

Never underate YPP.

YPP is more stronger than apc and don't forget both ifeanyi Ubah and Andy Ubah are from same senatorial district.

Last election Andy Ubah hometown voted fully for ifeanyi ubah. He won him there hands down and still dominating.

garfield1:


Lol.there is an appeal court judgment against ozigbo already

They would settle it out of court.. No be politicians.

But tbh, they should have given the ticket to Maduka

Juliusmalema:


Never underate YPP.

YPP is more stronger than apc and don't forget both ifeanyi Ubah and Andy Ubah are from same senatorial district.

Last election Andy Ubah hometown voted fully for ifeanyi ubah. He won him there hands down and still dominating.

That is not true.he won because of votes from nnewi and orumba.he can only win in anambra south,ypp has little reach in central and north.

garfield1:


That is not true.he won because of votes from nnewi and orumba.he can only win in anambra south,ypp has little reach in central and north.

The litigations against Soludo, how are we sure they not another strategy of marketing Soludo..

garfield1:
Since it is in anambra,they have the locus

Does the State High Court have the locus to try this case, involving a Federal Agency (INEC)?

Yes, they do.


For now, the PDP has no candidate in Anambra vide this Court Order. However, the NWC always wins. Ozigbo will remain the Party's candidate.

garfield1:


That is not true.he won because of votes from nnewi and orumba.he can only win in anambra south,ypp has little reach in central and north.

He won him at Uga pls. If there is a dominating factor there that is pdp not apc.

Andy Ubah is a bad market that's just the fact. Even a 90 yr old woman won't vote him.

As for central and north I can't tell because Politics is dynamic.

Juliusmalema:


He won him at Uga pls. If there is a dominating factor there that is pdp not apc.

Andy Ubah is a bad market that's just the fact. Even a 90 yr old woman won't vote him.

As for central and north I can't tell because Politics is dynamic.

That is why I said apc will win even if more people vote ypp.they cannot cover the whole state.ubah is already running bankrupt and he is the sole sponsor of ypp.most ypp agents will be induced by apc agents or easily intimidated.ypp hasn't done this kind of election before so experience is key,the dont know the nooks and crannies of anambra.with apga out,obiano will easily cede the state to apc since he fraternises with apc already.

garfield1:


That is why I said apc will win even if more people vote ypp.they cannot cover the whole state.ubah is already running bankrupt and he is the sole sponsor of ypp.most ypp agents will be induced by apc agents or easily intimidated.ypp hasn't done this kind of election before so experience is key,the dont know the nooks and crannies of anambra.with apga out,obiano will easily cede the state to apc since he fraternises with apc already.

Induced...Lol

Not with Andy Ubah on ballot...get the message.

If apc can produce a better candidate, the people might have a rethink buy not the notorious andy Ubah they know.

Even the party members won't be serious.

As for Obiano he is even more handicapped now for all these issues.

Amotolongbo:
Why is Anambra different?

Heineken Lokpobiri v Festus Ogola

The SC, per Walter Onnoghen, JSC (as he then was) has dealt with this issue that election cases are sui generic and the National Assembly has a right to vest certain authorities on the Courts which they did as enshrined in S. 87(10) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as ammended).

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Act or rules of a political party, an aspirant who complains that any of the provisions of this Act and the guidelines of a political party has not been complied with in the selection or nomination of a candidate of a political party for election, may apply to the Federal High Court or the High Court of a State, for redress.

INEC's claims here are only nominal.


However, if the case is against a Staff of INEC, it must have to be in a FHC.

Juliusmalema:



Induced...Lol

Not with Andy Ubah on ballot...get the message.

If apc can produce a better candidate, the people might have a rethink buy not the notorious andy Ubah they know.

Even the party members won't be serious.

As for Obiano he is even more handicapped now for all these issues.

Apc has already endorsed uba.he is the best apc has.if Andy was so notorious,he would not have won the 2007 guber elections just four years after the evil they did to ngige.he also won senate in 2011 and 2015 under pdp.he lost in 2019 to stronger opponents like his brother and ifeanyi.this simply means that Andy uba is not competitive or cannot cope with strong opponents or parties.when the opposition was weak,he won.it is not about popularity.with serious opposition like apga and pdp out,he will win

fergie001:

Heineken Lokpobiri v Festus Ogola

The SC, per Walter Onnoghen, JSC (as he then was) has dealt with this issue that election cases are sui generic and the National Assembly has a right to vest certain authorities on the Courts which they did as enshrined in S. 87(10) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as ammended).



INEC's claims here are only nominal.


However, if the case is against a Staff of INEC, it must have to be in a FHC.

This simply means that the fhc has original and wide ranging jurisdiction over such matter.it is vested with original jurisdiction but the state high courts also have jurisdiction to a certain degree.

garfield1:
This simply means that the fhc has original and wide ranging jurisdiction over such matter.it is vested with original jurisdiction but the state high courts also have jurisdiction to a certain degree.

Exactly...... If the case is against INEC, Police or any FG agency, the State High Court don't have jurisdiction.

For now...the only places you can tackle the Anambra issue is @ a FHC or High Court of FCT or Anambra State High Court.