The suit was challenging the emergence of Reverend. Father. Hyacinth Alia as the party’s governorship candidate for the 2023 governorship election.
“The APC primary election took place on May 26 and the plaintiff was enjoined by law to commence an action within 14 days.” “From May 26 to June 10 is a period of more than 14 days for filing a pre-election matter. The suit is therefore incompetent and the court lacks the jurisdiction to entertain the suit and the suit is hereby struck out,” the judge said.
He asked the court to declare among other reliefs that Alia was not fit to contest the primary election because he was not a member of the APC. “A declaration that by virtue of the non-compliance of the APC with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022 and its constitution in the conduct of the primary election in Benue for the emergence of its gubernatorial candidate, Fr. Alia is not a candidate at the said March 11, 2023, gubernatorial election or at any subsequent election rescheduled.
Aondoakaa also asked the court to declare that Fr. Alia could not validly contest and be declared as the winner of the APC primary election being an ordained priest of the Catholic church and fully engaged as a minister in the employment and or service of the Catholic church.
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