Court Fires Alex Otti, The Newly-Elected Abia Governor, And All Labour Party Candidates in Abia and Kano
The election of Dr. Alex Otti, the incumbent governor of Abia State, and all other candidates for the Labour Party in the states of Abia and Kano has been declared invalid by a Federal High Court sitting in Kano and presided over by Justice M N Yunusa.
Their emergence was determined by the court to be in violation of the terms of the 2022 electoral statute.
The Labour Party's failure to provide the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, with its membership register within 30 days of their primaries invalidates the process, according to the court in Suit No. FHC/KN/CS/107/2023 brought by Mr. Ibrahim Haruna Ibrahim.
“The party that has not complied with the provisions of the electoral act cannot be said to have candidate in an election and cannot be declared winner of an election; this being so, the votes credited to the 1st defendant is a wasted vote," the Judge ruled.
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