The Federal High Court sitting in Akure, will today Monday 17th October, 2022 deliver judgment in a pre-election case instituted by the Senator representing Ondo South senatorial district, Nicholas Tofowomo, seeking the disqualification of a former Deputy Governor of the state, Agboola Ajayi as the 2023 Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the district.
SUNSHINETRUTH gathered that Today’s verdict will be delivered through zoom.
It was reliable learnt that the delivering of the judgment will start at 3:00pm today
The former deputy governor defeated the senator with 78 votes to 74votes, at the last PDP senatorial primary in Okitipupa in May, 2022, but not satisfied with the eligibility of Ajayi, Tofowomo approached the court to challenge the academic qualifications of the PDP senatorial candidate.
Apart from Ajayi who is the first defendant, the PDP and the INEC were also joined as the second and third defendants respectively in the suit number, FHC/CS/AK/ 83 /2022 and filed on Tuesday July 5, 2022, by the plaintiff’s lawyer, Mr Femi Emodamori.
The Senator said Ajayi did not meet the constitutional requirements for contesting the 2023 general election as contained in the interpretation and application of Section 66(1)(i) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and Section 29(5) & (6) of the Electoral Act, 2022 as well as other relevant laws.
