Kogi Governorate primaries: Court dismisses lawsuit to nullify PDP delegate list

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Thursday dismissed an action to quash the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) delegate lists for the governorate primaries scheduled for Friday.

The complaint was filed by Abayomi Awoniyi, Abdullahi Haruna, Ruben Atabo, Mohammed Usman, Musa Wada, Kingsley Lona, Gedion Ojata and Mr. Bolufemi.

Defendants in the lawsuit are the PDP, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Abdul Ningi, the chairman of the ad hoc delegates and Warman Ogorija, the secretary.

Rendering a decision, the judge, Peter Kekemeke, ruled that the court had no jurisdiction to hear the suit. "The subject of the lawsuit is the list of delegates to be used for the PDP Kogi primary on April 14. "It is important to note whether the court has jurisdiction to hear the case.

"The court cannot hear a case that is exclusively within the jurisdiction of another state," he said. He also said that the FCT, Abuja is treated as a state in the federation, adding: High Court, this court can only assume jurisdiction in matters falling within the FCT. »

Mr. Kekemeke also said, "This court, under Section 299 (a), is like a high court of the state." command."

Suit

The plaintiffs had, in an action brought through their attorney, P.O Okolo, Nigeria's lead attorney, requested the court to grant them an interlocutory injunction restraining PDP and INEC from accepting , process and use the list of delegates contained in Exhibit E1-E16.

They also sought a binding injunctive order directing the first and second defendants to receive, process, process or use the list of elected delegates contained in Exhibit E1-E21 for the purpose of conducting the first primaries in Kogi Governorate on Friday.

Plaintiffs specifically sought an order of binding injunction ordering or compelling First Defendant to remove or delete from its record or not to recognize or deal with, deal with or use the purported list of delegates pending determination of the original assignment.< /p>

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