Law • Created December 13, 2016 02:50

S/Court upholds Gov. Ayade’s nomination for 2015 election

The Supreme Court has upheld the nomination of Governor Ben Ayade by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the last April 2015 governorship election in Cross River State. According to the apex court, Ayade was validly nominated by his party (PDP) and consequently dismissed the appeal filed by Chief Joe Agi (SAN) who was a […]

S/Court upholds Gov. Ayade’s nomination for 2015 election
S/Court upholds Gov. Ayade’s nomination for 2015 election

The Supreme Court has upheld the nomination of Governor Ben Ayade by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the last April 2015 governorship election in Cross River State.

According to the apex court, Ayade was validly nominated by his party (PDP) and consequently dismissed the appeal filed by Chief Joe Agi (SAN) who was a governorship aspirant in the 2015 governorship election also on the PDP platform.

In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Binta Clara Ogunbiyi, the court held that the issue of criminality or forgery of age declaration brought by the appellant, Mr. Joe Agi (SAN) against Ayade was not proved beyond reasonable doubt as required by law.

The court said the discrepancy in the two page declarations which bore March 2, 1968 and March 2, 1969 was not intended to cheat on Section 177 of the 1999 Constitution, which put a mandatory age for a governorship candidate at 35.

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