Politics
JUST IN: Court restrains APC from conducting direct primary in Edo
The primary election in Edo State ahead of the state governorship election in September, 2020, a Federal High Court in Benin City, Edo state on Monday granted an order restraining the All Progressives Congress and its national Chairman from conducting any primary election pending the determination of the suit on June 11, 2020.
Justice M. G. Umar, gave the order in a judgement over a suit filed by Kenneth O. Asekomhe and Hon. Mathew Aigbuhuenze Iduoriyekemwen.
Defendants in the suit are: the APC, Comrade Oshiomhole, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), which is seeking to restrain them from proceeding with the direct mode of primary election to select a candidate to fly the APC’s flag in the September gubernatorial election.
Justice Umar granted the order restraining the conduct of any mode of primary until the determination of the suit fixed for June 11, 2020.
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