The Court of Appeal declared Aida Ogwuche’s nomination as PDP’s candidate for the Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo federal constituency...
for the Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo federal constituency of Benue State in the forthcoming general elections.
Nullifying her nomination, Mr Gafai said Ms Ogwuche was still a staff member of the Federal Inland Revenue Services as of the time of her nomination – an action the justice said was in violation of the Nigerian constitution. “The decision of the lower court recognising the participation and election of the first respondent in the election is illegal and unlawful.”Consequently, the appellate court ordered INEC to withdraw the certificate of return issued to Ms Ogwuche and re-issue the same to Mr Agbo as the duly elected candidate.
But dissatisfied, Mr Agbo approached the Court of Appeal in Abuja praying for the disqualification of Ms Ogwuche’s candidacy on the grounds that she did not resign her appointment from the FIRS 30 days before contesting, as stipulated in the 1999 Constitution and the Electoral Act as amended.
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