There causing panic in the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the judgement of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja which nullified the nomination of Governor Isiaka Oyetola and his deputy governorship candidate, Benedict Alabi, for the 2022 Osun State governorship election.

Newsflash Nigeria had reported that Governor Isiaka Oyetola and his deputy governorship candidate, Benedict Alabi, were sacked on Friday, September 30 by the Abuja court based on the former APC Caretaker Committee Chairman, Mai Mala Buni, who submitted their names to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The court premised its judgment on the grounds that Governor Mai Mala Buni, who submitted their names to the INEC, violated the provisions of Section 183 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Section 82(3) of the Electoral Act 2022.

The Peoples Democratic Party through its counsel, Kehinde Ogunwumiju (SAN), had in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/468/2022, dragged Buni and four others before the court, challenging the nomination and sponsorship of Governor Oyetola and his deputy as the duly nominated candidates of the APC.

In challenging the competence of the suit, counsel for Oyetola, Kunle Adegoke (SAN), contended, among other grounds that the plaintiff did not have the locus to commence the action and that the suit was statute-barred.

In arguing to the contrary, Ogunwumiju (SAN), leading O.M. Atoyebi (SAN) and Ademola Abimbola, submitted that the plaintiff rightly commenced the suit under Section 285(14) (c) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).

In its judgment, Justice Emeka Nwite, agreed with the submissions of the plaintiff’s counsel and declared as null and void the nomination of Oyetola and Alabi by the APC.

The court declared that Governor Mai Mala Buni acted in contravention of the provision of Section 183 of the Constitution when he held dual executive positions as the Governor of Yobe State and the Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of APC.

The provisions of Section 183 read in part: “The Governor, shall not, during the period he holds office, holds any other executive office or paid employment in any capacity whatsoever Read Full Story Here

Bye bye to evil party....

There is going to be serious ripple effects if this judgement sails through.

Okay

The judgement is upheld
Any other matters adjoined to it will face similar fate.