The hope of loyalists of Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, who emerged as candidates in the just concluded parallel primaries of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) may have been dashed.
This follows a ruling by Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja which stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognizing or accepting ad-hocs delegates produced by Obaseki’s faction of the party in Edo State.
Justice Ekwo who gave the order, Thursday in a suit filed by 581 delegates elected on April 30th held that PDP and other defendants in the suit are bound by Section 84 (5) of the Electoral Act 2022, as well as Section 15 of the PDP Constitution relating to delegates’ elections.
The trial judge declared the Ad-hoc delegates produced by the party South South zonal national vice chairman, Chief Dan Orbih’s faction of the party as the authentic which must be recognized and accepted.
