By Israel Joel
Justice Yakubu Kunda of High Court 5 sitting in Jos on Wednesday dismissed a suit filed before him by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the decision of the Plateau Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) to exclude it from participating in the scheduled October 9, 2021, local government council polls.
Delivering his judgment, Justice Kunda held that PLASIEC was legally right to have refused PDP nomination and expression of interest forms for the said election adding that the PDP instead of abiding by the judgment of SP Gang of November 20, 2020, to conduct state Congress, the party went ahead to evoke sections of its constitution to dissolve the state EXCO and constituted a caretaker committee which conducted its primaries that produced the candidates which PLASIEC refused to issue forms.
PDP Rep member decamps to APC
In the circumstances, the judge further held that all the steps and actions taken by the caretaker committee including the conduct of the said primary elections were null and void.
“The entire claims in the submission the claimant is hereby, dismissed”, said the judge.
18 parties jostle for Anambra Governorship election – INEC
The sum of N2.5million damages was awarded against the PDP.
