A High Court of Justice in the Ekpoma judicial division today restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from excluding Governor Godwin Obaseki and the other cleared aspirants from participating in the Edo State governorship primary.

The court ordered that the PDP and the electoral umpire should not exempt any of the aspirants who have been cleared by the party from participating in the gubernatorial primary slated for the 25th June 2020.

With this decision Governor, Godwin Obaseki has been given the legal green light to participate in the gubernatorial primary.

Indispensable85:
It will be ignored by INEC. There's already an order From ph.

ojobek:
see you,don't you know that the last order will be obeyed by INEC.

Dansuqi:


The order is dead on arrival.a state high court does not have such jurisdiction

Validated:

What do you know about jurusdiction?

Dansuqi:


The order is dead on arrival.a state high court does not have such jurisdiction

Indispensable85:
It will be ignored by INEC. There's already an order From ph.

osothermal:
They have similar or concurrent jurisdictions

osothermal:
The court don't have jurisdiction over intra party matters as long as its in line with the party's constitution. So it's dead on arrival

Dansuqi:


Yes and no.they have the same powers but different territorial jurisdictions.a state high court powers is mostly limited to a particular state and does not have jurisdiction over federal bodies or matters in another state..a federal high court jurisdiction is all encompassing.
But I think the edo high court can have jurisdiction since the primaries is taking place in Edo

Dansuqi:


Yes and no.they have the same powers but different territorial jurisdictions.a state high court powers is mostly limited to a particular state and does not have jurisdiction over federal bodies or matters in another state..a federal high court jurisdiction is all encompassing.
But I think the edo high court can have jurisdiction since the primaries is taking place in Edo

Dansuqi:


More than you can ever know son

drskyfly007:
ignorance is bliss..

That judgement is from a federal high court located at Ekpoma, Edo state

Dansuqi:


Ignorance is really blissful from your standpoint.to think that there is a federal high court at ekpoma? Where did you emanate from

Indispensable85:
It will be ignored by INEC. There's already an order From ph.

Gandollaar:
... So why your nitial argument over jurisdiction?

helinues:
The same news some of us are reading as freestyle is the same news giving those who are involved directly sleepless nights.

azmanaty02:


Such is irony of life

helinues:


Money or position wey go give me restless/sleepless nights, abeg I no want

FlordFlorez:
lies from pit of hell.

jlinkd78:
Watching in 3D