June 07, (THEWILL) -The Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, has nullified the rescheduled People Democratic Party’s (PDP), gubernatorial primary election in Ebonyi and declared Dr Ifeanyi-Chukwuma Odii, as its gubernatorial candidate for the 2023 polls.
THEWILL recalls that the Ebonyi State People’s Democratic Party (PDP), had rescheduled and conducted fresh primary elections on June 4 and 5, after its initial primaries in Ebonyi on May 28 and 29, that elected Odii, a governorship candidate.
The Court ruled that the primary elections that produced Senator Obinna Ogba and other candidates, were illegal, unconstitutional, null and void.
The Presiding Judge, Justice Fatun Riman, said the repeated primaries in the state on June 4 and 5, were not monitored by the Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
According to Riman, the rescheduled PDP primaries in Ebonyi are null and void.
“One, the rescheduled primaries was conducted when the suit filed on May 30, was already pending in the court.
“The primaries were not monitored by INEC, therefore, the rescheduled exercise of June 4 and 5, that elected Senator Obinna Ogba as another gubernatorial candidate and others are hereby nullified”, the Judge stated.
Mr Mudi Erhenede, Counsel for Odii, popularly known as Anyichuks thanked the court for the judgement.
According to Erhenede, the ruling has interpreted the constitution of the party.
“Selfish individual or group interests will by no means supersede the party’s interest. Good thing is that Justice has been done over the matter.
As at press time, all efforts to reach the counsel representing Senator Obinna Ogba proved abortive after the judgement.
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