Appeal Court Sacks LP Candidate, Ebiseni
Ahead of the November 16th governorship election in Ondo State, the Court of Appeal, in Abuja, has disqualified Olusola Ebiseni as the Labour Party candidate for the upcoming poll in the State.
A three-member panel of justices, in a unanimous decision with a lead judgement by Justice Hamma Barka delivered by Justice Adebukola Banjoko, held that “the appeal marked CA/ABJ/CV/1172/2024 brought by the Labour Party against Chief Olusola Ebiseni and two others is allowed.”
Justice Abba Mohammed, in his judgement, agreed with the decision of his fellow justices.
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INFORMATION NIGERIA reports that Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja had earlier ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to accept and recognise Ebiseni and Ezekiel Awude as the Party’s governorship and deputy governorship candidates for upcoming election in the State.
Justice Nwite affirmed that the second primary election held by the Labour Party, which produced Ebiseni and Awude as the governorship and deputy governorship candidates, was valid and should be upheld by INEC.
In his judgement on the suit brought by Ebiseni and Awude, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1105/2024, Justice Nwite noted evidence that Ebiseni had paid the sum of N20 million for the nomination form and was duly issued a form leading to the conduct of the second primary election.
He also observed that there was evidence that LP had directed Ebiseni to pay the sum of N5 million to one Festus Olorunfemi as compensation for his withdrawal from the governorship race.
Justice Nwite thus ordered INEC to accept the nominations of Ebiseni and Awude and to publish their names as the Party’s lawful candidates for the Ondo State governorship election scheduled for 16 November.
However, the trial court judgement has now subsequently overturned the ruling of the appellate court.
Full Story: https://www.informationng.com/2024/11/ondo-guber-appeal-court-sacks-lp-candidate-ebiseni.html
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