Court Invalidates Oyetola’s Selection As Osun APC Governorship Candidate

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, nullified the nomination of Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun as the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s candidate in the July sixteen governorship election.
Naija News gathered that the courtroom additionally nullified the nomination of his Deputy Governorship candidate, Benedict Alabi.

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, nullified the nomination of Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun as the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s candidate in the July sixteen governorship election.
Naija News gathered that the court docket additionally nullified the nomination of his Deputy Governorship candidate, Benedict Alabi.

Their candidature was once nullified on the floor that Governor Mai Mala Buni who submitted their names to the Independent National Electoral Commission (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 (PDP) had filed the swimsuit towards Governor Buni, Governor Oyetola and others.

The PDP thru its assistance Kehinde Ogunwumiju (SAN), had on seventh April 2022, commenced a go well with with No: FHC/ABJ/CS/468/2022 Between PDP v Governor Mai Mala Buni & four Ors. at the Federal High Court difficult the nomination and sponsorship of Governor Isiaka Oyetola and his deputy as the duly nominated candidates of the APC.

Challenging the competence of the suit, Kunle Adegoke, SAN ,who represented Governor Isiaka Oyetola contended, amongst different grounds that the Plaintiff did now not have the locus to start the motion and that the go well with was once statute-barred.

But Kehinde Ogunwumiju submitted that the Plaintiff rightly commenced the go well with beneath Section 285(14) (c) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).

Ruling on the case, Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court agreed with the submissions of the Plaintiff’s suggestions and declared as null and void, the nomination of Governor Isiaka Oyetola and Benedict Alabi by means of the APC.

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

The courtroom held that the steps or selections taken via Governor Mai Mala Buni, together with forwarding the names of Governor Isiaka Oyetola and Benedict Alabi to INEC, amounted to a nullity in law.