{"id":124579,"date":"2024-07-17T16:54:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T15:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/edo-guber-court-throws-out-shuaibu-others-suit-seeking-ighodalos-sack-as-pdp-candidate"},"modified":"2024-07-17T18:11:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T17:11:41","slug":"edo-guber-court-throws-out-shuaibu-others-suit-seeking-ighodalos-sack-as-pdp-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/edo-guber-court-throws-out-shuaibu-others-suit-seeking-ighodalos-sack-as-pdp-candidate","title":{"rendered":"Edo guber: Court throws out Shuaibu, others\u2019 suit seeking Ighodalo\u2019s sack as PDP candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja presided over by Justice James Omotosho has struck out a suit by impeached Deputy Edo Governor, Phillip Shuaibu and others seeking to nullify Asue Ighodalo\u2019s nomination as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the forthcoming Edo state governorship election.<\/p>\n<p>In a judgement of on Wednesday, Justice Omotosho held that the suit, which opposed Ighodalo\u2019s disqualification on the grounds that he allegedly forged his voter\u2019s card, was statute barred.<\/p>\n<p>According to the judge, the suit, being a Pre-election case, was filed outside the 14 days allowed under Section 285(9) of the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>He also held that even though forgery or non possession of voter\u2019s card was a disqualifying factor under Section 182 of the Constitution, the plaintiff failed to prove that Ighodalo forges his voter\u2019s card as alleged by the plaintiffs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja presided over by Justice James Omotosho has struck out a suit by impeached Deputy Edo Governor, Phillip Shuaibu and others seeking to nullify Asue Ighodalo\u2019s nomination as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the forthcoming Edo state governorship election. 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