Comrade Chika Idoko, the senatorial candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2023 general election, has taken his case to the Supreme Court seeking to disqualify all candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

This comes after judgments from both the Federal High Court, Enugu, and the Court of Appeal, also sitting in Enugu, ruled that Comrade Idoko has no locus standi to initiate the cases against the PDP candidates.

In mid-2022, Idoko went to court to seek the disqualification of all PDP candidates in the election, alleging that the party violated the Electoral Act in the conduct of its primary elections.

He claimed that the PDP primary elections were in contravention of Section 77 of the Electoral Act, 2022, and should be voided. He added that the party should be punished in line with extant provisions of Section 84 of the same Act.

His argument was that the party submitted its membership register to INEC on May 6, 2022, less than 30 days before its primary elections, contrary to the provisions of the Act.

Both the high court and the appellate court ruled... READ MORE

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Comrade Chika Idoko, the senatorial candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2023 general election, has taken his case to the Supreme Court seeking to disqualify all candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

This comes after judgments from both the Federal High Court, Enugu, and the Court of Appeal, also sitting in Enugu, ruled that Comrade Idoko has no locus standi to initiate the cases against the PDP candidates.

In mid-2022, Idoko went to court to seek the disqualification of all PDP candidates in the election, alleging that the party violated the Electoral Act in the conduct of its primary elections.

He claimed that the PDP primary elections were in contravention of Section 77 of the Electoral Act, 2022, and should be voided. He added that the party should be punished in line with extant provisions of Section 84 of the same Act.

His argument was that the party submitted its membership register to INEC on May 6, 2022, less than 30 days before its primary elections, contrary to the provisions of the Act.

Both the high court and the appellate court ruled... READ MORE

the Supreme Court of justice will dismissed her case for lacking merit. He should go and read Inec amended electoral acts 2022