Court refuses to sack lawmaker-elect after identifying authentic winner of Ondo APC primary - Daily Post Nigeria

Mr Ololade-Gbegudu had approached the court to seek an order to compel the party and INEC to recognise him as the authentic APC candidate for the constituency and not the lawmaker-elect, Mr Sina Akinwunmi, having won the party’s primary conducted on October 5, 2018.

The Court also ruled that Gbegudu’s case was not filed out of time and not status barred, noting that the suit brought on December 22nd, 2018 was still within 14 days allowed by the 1999 Constitution . Also dismissed was the objection of the defendants that Gbegudu’s case was filed out of time and statute barred, adding that the suit was brought on December 22nd, 2018 and was still within the 14 days allowed by the 1999 Constitution .

Ololade-Gbegudu, in the suit, said he instituted the case after APC and its officers refused to send his name to INEC in line with the 2010 Electoral Act having won the primary which was conducted by APC on 5th October, 2018 and duly monitored by the officials of INEC led by Etukumo U. Andrew, policemen and the Department of State Services, DSS, personnel.

The Plaintiff’s lead Counsel, Femi Emodamore, said, “the Claimant further avers that the total number of accredited voters at the said direct primary election as recorded by the representatives of the 1st Defendant were 7,000 while the total valid votes were 6,500, out of which he scored the 4,000 due to his overwhelming popularity at the constituency and was declared winner of the primary.”

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