Contrary to the claim by the officials of the new
Young Democratic Party that the Federal High
Court in Abuja, had ordered the Independent
National Electoral Commission to allow it to
participate in the forthcoming polls, a copy of the
court’s enrolled order obtained on Wednesday
showed that the court did not make such order.
The party had on the strength of the alleged
court’s pronouncement scheduled its primaries for
March 26 and 27, ahead of the general elections
which are to hold on March 28 and April 11.
But Justice Ahmed Mohammed in the judgment
delivered on March 4, 2015, only among three
other orders, ordered the INEC to issue certificate
of registration to the party.
The judge held that YDP was deemed registered as
a political party by the virtue of the failure of
INEC to communicate its decision not to register
the then political association as a political party
within 30 days of receiving its (the plaintiff’s)
application, as stipulated in section 78 (4) of the
Electoral Act.
A copy of the court’s judgment also obtained on
Wednesday showed that the plaintiff – the YDP –
did not ask for inclusion in the polls in its
amended originating summons dated December
2, 2014.
The court however did not ask INEC to allow the
party to field candidates in the forthcoming polls.
The court only made four specific orders in the
suit marked, FHC/ABJ/CS/ZRF/2014, as follows,
“It is hereby declared that the defendant (INEC)
has no reason whatsoever to refuse to issue the
plaintiff with its certificate of registration, being
that the plaintiff (YDP) was deemed registered as
a political party by virtue of the provisions of the
Electoral Act, particularly Section 78(4), and also
considering the letter of submission of application
dated March 17, 2014.
“It is hereby declared that the defendant has no
reason whatsoever to refuse to issue the plaintiff
with its certificate of registration, being that the
plaintiff was deemed registered as a political
party by virtue of the provisions of the Electoral
Act, particularly Section 78(4), and also
considering the letter from the defendant to the
plaintiff, dated August 13, 2014 titled: Re:
Application for Registration as political party.
“An order is also made directing the defendant to
issue the plaintiff with its certificate of
registration.
“Parties are to bear their own cost.”
When contacted for his reaction one of the
lawyers of the party and also an official of the
party, Mr. Ugo Nwofor, said he would call back.
As of the time of filing the report at about
8.24pm on Wednesday, Nwofor had yet to call
back or reply to our correspondent’s text message
enquiry.
Meanwhile, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria,
Sebastine Hon, has described the party’s demand
for inclusion in the forthcoming polls as baseless
and untenable.
Hon advised the YDP to prepare for the 2019
general elections because it was no longer
practicable for INEC to include it in this year’s
elections.

Can u imagine dis mushroom party staging primaries a day to presidentail election.

Yeye Democrazy Party indeed

Yuseless Democrazy Party YDP