The election of Dr. Alex Otti, the candidate for governor of Abia and member of the Labour Party, was not declared invalid by a Federal High Court. The Kano LP candidates who ran in the general election of 2023, according to the court, were not legitimately elected and as a result were affected....CONTINUE READING
It could be recalled that Ibrahim Haruna-Ibrahim had submitted a request to the court seeking it to annul and set aside the certificate of return given to all LP aspirants proclaimed winners in Kano and the 35 states of the Federation, as well as the FCT, Abuja…..CONTINUE READING
Justice Nasir-Yunusa clarified that the Abia candidates who ran in the recently finished general elections were not parties to the lawsuit, notwithstanding the conflicting comments that followed the judgment. Only the Labour Party primary election in Kano State was found invalid by the court.
The issuing of a certificate of return cannot be ordered by this court because it lacks the necessary authority. They are free to ask for justice in the relevant court division, he said…..CONTINUE READING
