Federal High Court in Abuja has declared the primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the September 21 governorahip election in Edo State, as invalid.
The PDP at the February 22, 2024, primary election elected Asue Ighodalo as its governorship candidate for the election.
However, the court in a judgement on Thursday voided Ighodalo’s nomination on the ground that 378 delegates who were supposed to vote at the primary election were unlawfully excluded by the ruling PDP in the state.
Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo invalidated the primary election while delivering judgment in a suit instituted by the aggrieved delegates.
The suit marked THC/ABJ/CS/165/2024 was instituted by one Hon Kelvin Mohammed in a representative capacity.
Justice Ekwo held that both the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 and the PDP Guidelines were grossly violated in the conduct of the primary election at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium in Benin.
