Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, dismissed a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’ suit seeking the disqualification of Sen. Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress...
Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, dismissed a Peoples Democratic Party ’ suit seeking the disqualification of Sen. Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress , and his vice, Mr Kassim Shettima, for the 2023 general elections.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the PDP, in its originating summons marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1734/2022, had sued the Independent National Electoral Commission , APC, Tinubu and Shettima as 1st to 4th defendants respectively. The PDP, which sought an order disqualifying the APC, Tinubu and Shettima from contesting the presidential election scheduled for Feb. 25, also sought an order nullifying their candidacy.
They argued that the plaintiff lacked the locus standi to file the case, which invariably was challenging the political party’s decision and its nomination of candidates for the polls. According to him,.where there is no locus, the court has no jurisdiction. He said the court found that the action was incompetent for lack of locus standi.
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