The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo has been given the clear by a Federal High Court in Abuja. The court dismissed a suit by the impeached Deputy Edo Governor Phillip Shuaibu and others seeking to void Asue Ighodalo’s nomination as the party candidate in the September election.
Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment on Wednesday, held that the suit, which challenged Ighodalo’s disqualification because he allegedly forged his voter’s card, was statute-barred.
Justice Omotosho held that the suit, being a Pre-election case, was filed outside the 14 days allowed under Section 285(9) of the Constitution.
The judge also held that even though forgery or non-possession of a voter’s card was a disqualifying factor under Section 182 of the Constitution, the plaintiff failed to prove that Ighodalo forged his voter’s card as alleged by the plaintiffs.
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