Court voids Otti’s victory, rules that emergence of All LP candidates illegal

A Federal High Court in Kano has voided the candidature of Abia State Governor-elect Dr Alex Otti.

Besides, the court also nullified the nullified the candidature of politicians presented by the Labour Party in Kano States.

Justice M N Yunusa, who gave the ruling on Friday, said that their emergence was not in compliance with the provisions of the 2022 electoral act.

The Court in Suit No FHC/KN/CS/107/2023 filed by Mr Ibrahim Haruna Ibrahim against the Labour Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, ruled that the failure of the Labour Party to submit its membership register to the INEC within 30 days before their primaries renders the process invalid.

The party that has not complied with the provisions of the electoral act cannot be said to have candidate in an election and cannot be declared winner of an election; this being so, the votes credited to the 1st defendant is a wasted vote,” the Judge ruled