Court Dismisses Suit Against Kogi East PDP Senatorial Candidate

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A Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State, has dismissed a suit challenging the nomination of Barrister Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as the Peoples

win the primary election of the PDP in Kogi Central Senatorial DistrictHe claimed, among others, that the May 25, 2022 primary election, which produced Akpoti-Uduaghan was flawed and not validly conducted as required by law.The plaintiff asked the court to void and set aside the outcome of the primary election as well as the eventual nomination of the defendant.

In his judgment, Justice Mallong agreed with Johnson Usman, SAN, that the suit was improperly commenced and that the Court lacked jurisdiction to hear same and consequently dismissed it in its entirety.

 

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