BREAKING: Supreme Court Kicks PDP Out Of 2023 Election

BREAKING: Supreme Court Kicks PDP Out Of 2023 Election

The People’s Democratic Party PDP’s primary election, which produced Hon Jones Onyerere as its Senatorial candidate for Imo West in the February National Assembly election, was declared null and void by the Supreme Court on Friday in Abuja.

The Supreme Court declared the primary election invalid because it was held in Owerri, the Imo State capital, rather than Orlu, the Senatorial Headquarters of Imo West.

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In his decision on the appeal filed by Hon Nnamdi Ezeani, Justice Emmanuel Agim stated that the PDP grossly violated section 87 (9) of the Electoral Act by holding the primary election outside the clearly stipulated venue.

The Supreme Court ruled that the PDP will not participate in the next month’s Senatorial election because it failed to produce a candidate within the time allowed by law.

Specifically, Justice Agim ruled that because the time for holding primary elections to nominate candidates had already passed, the party would not have a candidate in the February 25 National Assembly election.

Justice Agim warned the parties to stay within the bounds of the law, noting that Section 87 (9) of the Electoral Act specifies where the primary election should take place.

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