A claimant, George Orlu, and four other persons identified as aspirants had filed a case before a federal high court in the state seeking a nullification of the party’s primaries.the governorship primary on the grounds that the plaintiffs were unlawfully excluded from the exercise.The court ruled that those whose names have been submitted as having been elected from the primaries should not be recognised as validly-elected candidates of the APC in the state.
Delivering judgment on Thursday, a three-member panel of the appellate court led by Muhammed Lawal-Shaibu said the respondents did not exhaust the internal party mechanism before instituting the suit. Shaibu held that the respondents failed to participate in the congress of the APC and therefore lacked the locus standi to go to court.The panel said the trial judge erred by refusing to join some candidates of APC who were interested parties in the suit.
The panel also said the nomination of delegates and political parties was purely internal party affairs, and that the high court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit in the first place.Consequently, the appellate court set aside the judgment against APC and awarded the sum of N500,000 each for the three cases as cost against the appeal respondents, in favour of APC.In a post on his social media handles following the appeal court ruling, Cole expressed satisfaction over the development.
“Yet another victory! My people, justice has prevailed again! We have had a big victory in the appeal court, upturning the first judgement that nullified the entire primaries & disqualified every APC candidate! Believe it or not, we are moving #FowardWithCourage. God dey our back, and it is very evident!”
TonyeCole1 OfficialAPCNg Still no hope. Wile has Rivers at all levels
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