UPN presidential candidate sues INEC over disqualification

Godswill, who filed the suit at the Federal High Court in Lagos alongside the party and other candidates of the party for election into various positions, had accused INEC of failing to publish her name and those of others as required by Section 34 of the Electoral Act.She personally deposed to an affidavit in support […]

Godswill, who filed the suit at the Federal High Court in Lagos alongside the party and other candidates of the party for election into various positions, had accused INEC of failing to publish her name and those of others as required by Section 34 of the Electoral Act.
She personally deposed to an affidavit in support of the suit in which she recalled that despite the fact that INEC monitored the primary elections conducted by the party to select candidates for various elective positions, the commission nonetheless failed to publish their names, thereby disqualifying UPN candidates from participating in the forthcoming general elections.
The other applicants in the suit, who emerged as UPN candidates for elections into Federal House of Representatives and state houses of assembly are Adewale Arogundade, Ganiyat Durowoju Folawewo, Taofeek Adedoyin Adeniyi, Augustine Olatunde Omilabu, Henry Ayoola Abimbola, Olufemi Ajayi Gregory, Towobola Adeola Adebowale, Eberechukwu Orehewere and Ekeata Lydia Onwordi.
Others are Chukwuma Christopher Egbukichi, Samuel Ayodeji Ajaka, Ganiyat Olabisi Agboola, Ramota Afolashade Raji, Ramon Oreoluwa Ajanosi and Hakeem Kehinde Olaribigbe.
They are seeking an order directing INEC to list and publish their names as UPN candidates for the forthcoming general elections scheduled to hold on March 28 and April 11, 2015.
The trial judge, Justice Okon Abang adjourned the case to March 11, 2015 for hearing.