A Federal High Court in Abuja has voided the nomination of Governor Gboyega Oyetola and his Deputy Governorship candidate, Benedict Alabi for the last governorship election in Osun State.
Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment on Friday, held among others, that Governor Mai Mala Buni, who submitted their names to INEC violated the provisions of Section 183 of the Constitution and Section 82(3) of the Electoral Act 2022.
The judgment was on the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/468/2022filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against Mala Buni and four others.
Justice Nwite agreed with the submissions of the plaintiff’s lawyer, Kehinde Ogunwumiju (SAN) and declared as null and void the nomination of Governor Isiaka Oyetola and Benedict Alabi by the APC.
The judge equally held that Mala Buni acted in contravention of the provision of Section 183 of the Constitution when he held dual executive positions as the Governor of Yobe State and the Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of APC.
The PDP had commenced the suit on 7th April, 2022, to challenge the nomination and sponsorship of Oyetola and his deputy as the duly nominated candidates of the APC.
Lawyer to the APC and Oyetola, Kunle Adegoke, (SAN) challenged the competence of the suit.
Adegoke argued among others, that the plaintiff lacked the locus standi to file the suit and that the suit was statute-barred.
Ogunwumiju, in a counter argument, contended that the plaintiff rightly commenced the suit under Section 285(14) (c) of the Constitution, a position Justice Nwited upheld in his judgment
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