FHC Certified True Copy Reveals PDP Primary Not Nullified, Ighodalo’s Candidacy Remains Intact
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By Flomedia Reporter
There is no iota of truth in the claim that Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja nullified the PDP primary that produced Barr. Asue Ighodalo
According to the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the court judgment obtained by our reporter, there was no mention of the nullification of the candidacy of Barr. Asue Ighodalo in the gubernatorial race.
The Federal High Court judgment has been slanted mainly by members of the opposition party in the state to make it seem as if the judge nullified Barr. Asue Ighodalo’s further participation in the guber race.
The social media was agog with the story that the court had sacked Barr. Asue Ighodalo by the nullification of the PDP primary which produced him. Such misinformation, however, turned out to be untrue.
Justice Ekwo sat on a suit filed by certain aggrieved PDP delegates allegedly loyal to the impeached former deputy governor of the state, Hon Philip Shaibu, who were excluded from participating in the primary.
Flomedia check shows that the opposition party cashed in on the case to make mincemeat of the situation
According to the copy of the CTC obtained by Flomedia, the ruling by Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Abuja Federal High Court did not nullify the election of Barr. Asue Ighodalo as the Edo PDP gubernatorial candidate.
Concerning the suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/165/2024, the judge only ordered the inclusion of 378 delegates as part of the 3 Ad-Hoc ward delegates to enable them to participate in the February 22 2024, primary election.
The CTC document clarifies that the judge did not make any pronouncement on the validity of the candidature of Barr. Asue Ighodalo and his running mate, Osarodion Ogie Esq, as reported in some sections of the media.
The document, therefore, resolves the distortions and confusion surrounding the judgment delivered by Hon. Justice Inyang Ekwo.
In the ruling, the judge declared that “the Plaintiffs and the other 378 delegates whose names and election results appear on Exhibits BID 8A to 8L were elected and to allow the Plaintiffs and the 375 other lawfully elected delegates to participate in the primary election of February 22, 2024.”
