The Young Progressives Party on Friday, approached a Federal High Court in Awka demanding to know the validity of the governorship primaries conducted by the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party.

The YPP is specifically, seeking the Court’s interpretion for Section 285 (14)(c) of the 1999 constitution and Section 87(1) of the Electoral Act (2010) as amended.

It also asked the Court to interpret the regulations and guidelines for the conduct of party primaries as provided by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the conduct of the 2021 Anambra State Governorship Election in view of the primaries held by the PDP and the APC.

In the suit No. FHC/AWK/C5/53/21 filed at the Federal High Court Awka on its behalf by D.C DeNwigwe, SAN, the YPP asked the Court to determine the validity or otherwise of the primary which the PDP conducted on 26th June, 2021.

According to the party, in view of Rule 4.5.1 and 4.5.2 of the guidelines for the conduct of political parties primaries 2018, the Court should determine if the PDP’s primary was valid following the party’s failure to submit its delegates list, seven days before the date of the primaries.

The party made reference to the judgement of the FCT High Court in Suit No. FCT/HC/BW/CV/160/2021 between Akaeze Ugochukwu Vincent and Peoples Democratic Party, and the decision of the Supreme Court in APC V. Marafa (2020) 6 NWLR (Pt. 1721).

It then, asked the Court to determine if INEC was right not to have barred the PDP from holding the purported primary on 26th June, 2021 that produced Valentine Ozigbo as the party’s flag bearer for the state’s 2021 governorship election and from further participation in the process of nomination of Candidates for the aforementioned election.

The YPP also asked the Court to determine whether INEC in view of the commission’s Monitoring Committee Report on the aforementioned PDP primary and the decision in APC V. Marafa (2020) 6 NWLR (Pt. 1721), can chose when to enforce provisions of the Electoral Act, Rule 4.5.1 and 4.5.2 of the guidelines for the Conduct of Political Parties Primaries 2018.

The YPP maintained that Electoral Act requires parties to submit their delegate lists to the commission, seven days before their primaries.

The party further asked the Court to determine whether INEC being a public regulatory body for political parties, was right not to have declared the purported primary conducted on 26th of June, 2021 by the PDP as a nullity.

It claimed that the primary was in violation of the judgment of the FCT High Court in Suit No. FCT/HC/BW/CV/160/2021 between Akaeze Ugochukwu Vincent and Peoples Democratic Party.

In a related development, the YPP on Friday, asked the Federal High Court, Awka to determine whether the purported Primary conducted by the All Progressives Congress on 26th June, 2021 which produced Senator Andy Uba as the party’s flag bearer should be voided or not.

In the Suit No. FHC/AWK/C5/52/21, the party through D.C DeNwigwe, SAN, asked the Court to determine the validity of the aforementioned Primary in view of Section 285 (14)(c) of the Constitution, Section 87(1) of the Electoral Act, 2010 as well as the guidelines for the conduct of party primaries as provided by INEC and the Commission’s Monitoring Committee Report on the purported Primary conducted by the APC.

The YPP also cited the case of the Supreme Court decision in APC V. Marafa (2020) 6 NWLR (Pt. 1721), among others to back up its claims.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/anambra-gov-ypp-asks-court-to-void-pdp-apc-primaries/%3famp

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Congrats to Prof Chukwuma Soludo, APGA and Anambra state.

No case....waste of time.

Ifeanyi Uba, goan contest.

Maxymilliano:
When did YPP becomes a meddlesome interloper?

Thank you very much.

When did YPP becomes a meddlesome interloper ?

You can not question the legality, credibility or authenticity of any election you were not a partaker, thus, you lack locus standi..... SC

In view of the above-mentioned, the suit shall be swiftly thrown out by any competent court of jurisdiction.

Ok

Probably they are not sure of winning hence not wanting opposition in the poll

They should as well ask the court to void EFCC, ICPC, NASS, NPF, SARS, Buhari, Fulani herdsmen and the rest of enemies that are preventing our nation from reaching to it's promise land.

Need foodstuffs from Benue State?

Check my signature and contact me through call or Whatsapp.

Noted

W

This tori na epistle according to YPP

For no good reason at all.

These are the guys that say they want to rule Nigeria and just one stare election they are almost killing themselves

vicdom:
You can not question the legality, credibility or authenticity of any election you were not a partaker, thus, you lack locus standi..... SC

In view of the above-mentioned, the suit shall be swiftly thrown out by any competent court of jurisdiction.

Don't run faster than your shadow. I am not a fan of Ifeanyi Ubah or YPP but he has a very strong case. No supreme court pronouncement on a particular case is etched on stone. Every case is treated on its own merit and the argument of lawyers. Many examples abound where the supreme court has flipped over on similar issues. YPP can easily argue that the INEC report which shows non compliance with the electoral act in the primaries APC and PDP conducted directly affects its candidate because those parties ought not to participate in the election where every vote is precious and should not be wasted on parties that would otherwise not have participated ab initio. The case is very strong. PDP and APC are in very big trouble.

Yeye dey always smell....
This is called overzealousness
Busy doing nothing

fergie001:
No case....waste of time.

Ifeanyi Uba, goan contest.


Thank you very much.

Except he is a meddlesome interloper,he has a strong case.by the way,why didn't he include apga? His strongest opponent is apga

garfield1:


Except he is a meddlesome interloper,he has a strong case.by the way,why didn't he include apga? His strongest opponent is APGA

No case. Only an Aspirant can contest the validity or non-validity of the APC or PDP Primary. YPP has no business whatsoever.

Well, perhaps....He feels he might stand a chance against APGA.. one-on-one OR he is working for them OR he feels their Primary was OK.

One of them.

Maxymilliano:
When did YPP becomes a meddlesome interloper ?

He is not according to the appeal court judgment in pdp vs aketi 2021

fergie001:

No case. Only an Aspirant can contest the validity or non-validity of the APC or PDP Primary. YPP has no business whatsoever.

According to the appeal court judgment which affirmed aketi election,a party has right to question nomination process but from the high court

Go to the poll. You want to contest unopposed?

Ezewuzie01:

Don't run faster than your shadow. I am not a fan of Ifeanyi Ubah or YPP but he has a very strong case. No supreme court pronouncement on a particular case is etched on stone. Every case is treated on its own merit and the argument of lawyers. Many examples abound where the supreme court has flipped over on similar issues. YPP can easily argue that the INEC report which shows non compliance with the electoral act in the primaries APC and PDP conducted directly affects its candidate because those parties ought not to participate in the election where every vote is precious and should not be wasted on parties that would otherwise not have participated ab initio. The case is very strong. PDP and APC are in very big trouble.

You are not correct.

The SC has said it plenty times that only an Aspirant in a Primary can challenge same Primary.
PDP v Sylva 2012
Daniel v INEC 2015
Tarzoor v Ortom 2016

Primary elections are in-house matters of a political party. A non-member of the party has no locus to raise the issue and no member of the party who was not an aspirant can raise the issue. See Section 87(9)(a) of the Electoral Act....now 87(10).

Even in the Zamfara issue, PDP via a press conference insisted there was no Primary in Zamfara, yet could not take it to Court.

YPP has no locus.....Whether INEC has to follow its rules and procedure, has been decided in Zamfara v APC.

Unserious elements... Damn niggarrr, the bomba where are thou?

garfield1:


According to the appeal court judgment which affirmed aketi election,a party has right to question nomination process but from the high court

You cannot question the Primary unless you are an Aspirant in the Primary.

Even if I concede, the CoA decision can't be higher than the SC's.

garfield1:


Except he is a meddlesome interloper,he has a strong case.by the way,why didn't he include apga? His strongest opponent is apga

His lawyer must have briefed him that APGA did everything right. INEC monitored the primary that produced Soludo unlike the sham in APC and PDP. You know Ifeanyi Ubah is desperate to be governor, if APGA was at fault he would have included the party in the suit. Btw you didn't show up in the thread where a case was brought against Andy Uba seeking his disqualification by his fellow aspirants. What happened

Anambra Election is getting serious

fergie001:
No case....waste of time.

Ifeanyi Uba, goan contest.


Thank you very much.

They have aborted the party in it craddle.