The lawmaker representing Ado/Ogbadibo/Okpokwu Federal Constituency of Benue State, Dr. Francis Ottah Agbo, has expressed satisfaction with the judgment of the Appeal Court sitting in Abuja, which ordered the withdrawal of the Certificate of Return given to his main contender in the Peoples Democratic Party primary election, Barrister Aida Nath Ogwuche. The court said the Certificate of Return should be given to Agbo.
Benue Federal Seat: Agbo Hails Appeal Court Judgement Nullifying Ogwuche’s Candidacy, Says It’s Victory For Democracy, Rule Of LawThe lawmaker representing Ado/Ogbadibo/Okpokwu Federal Constituency of Benue State, Dr. Francis Ottah Agbo, has expressed satisfaction with the judgment of the Appeal Court sitting in Abuja, which ordered the withdrawal of the Certificate of Return given to his main contender in the Peoples Democratic Party primary election, Barrister Aida Nath Ogwuche.
In a unanimous judgement delivered by a 3-man panel on Thursday, the Court held that Ogwuche's refusal to resign as stipulated violated the provisions of section 66 of the 1999 constitution, as well as relevant sections of the Electoral Act and extant laws. He said, having fought the military as a journalist for the return of democracy, it was incumbent on him to take every measure to safeguard democracy, which he noted was responsible for going to court in the first place.
"I'm happy that the court has agreed with me that a dangerous precedent would have been set if a public servant is allowed to dabble into politics and be a contestant in a primary election without first resigning from office as clearly spelt out in both the Electoral Act 2022 and the 1999 Constitution, as amended.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
2023: Appeal Court sacks Benue PDP federal constituency candidateThe Court of Appeal declared Aida Ogwuche’s nomination as PDP’s candidate for the Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo federal constituency...
Read more »
Ogwuche won Benue PDP Rep ticket as FIRS staff - Court declares Agbo candidateThe Court of Appeal has declared Francis Ottah Agbo as the validly nominated Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal
Read more »
Appeal court nullifies Benue PDP reps candidate's nomination, gives reasonA Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has declared as 'null' and 'void' the nomination of Miss Aida Nath Ogwuche as the House of Representatives candidate of
Read more »
Reps Seat: Court Declares Agbo Lawful PDP CandidateThe Court of Appeal has declared Mr Francis Agbo as the validly nominated candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal C
Read more »
Benue guber: I'm confident Titus Uba will do well as governor - OrtomBenue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has expressed confidence that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP governorship candidate in the State, Engr Titus Uba
Read more »
Benue: Mammoth crowd as Ortom, Suswam, Abounu, Uba kick-off PDP statewide campaignBenue State Governor and leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the State, Samuel Ortom, Thursday, led party bigwigs to kick-off statewide
Read more »