Federal High Court Reserves Judgment on Ondo Governorship Election

Akure, Nigeria – The Federal Excessive Courtroom sitting in Akure has reserved judgment within the case difficult the validity of the 2024 Ondo State Governorship Election.

The Labour Occasion, alongside two others, filed go well with no. FHC/AK/CS/65/2024 towards the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC), arguing that the electoral course of was basically flawed resulting from INEC’s failure to stick to Part 32 of the Electoral Act, 2022.

The plaintiffs contended that INEC didn’t publish the names and addresses of nominated candidates after the shut of nominations on seventeenth June 2024, as mandated by legislation. As an alternative, INEC reportedly launched a “closing checklist of candidates” on thirteenth June 2024, previous to the nomination deadline, elevating issues over the validity of the method.

Citing Part 32 of the Electoral Act, the Labour Occasion maintained that non-compliance rendered your complete electoral course of and the following election invalid. Authorized analysts following the case consider that the courtroom might declare the election void, given INEC’s incapacity to justify its lapses.

In a associated assertion, the Labour Occasion (per 2014) distanced itself from teams allegedly assembly with Governor Fortunate Ayedatiwa to reward the election’s end result.

The occasion asserted that any such teams could also be factions unaffiliated with its present management, referring to them because the “Gbajue Labour Occasion” and alleging ties to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The Nationwide Chairman of the Labour Occasion, Prince Prof. Ifagbemi Awamaridi, reiterated the occasion’s dedication to pursuing justice, describing the authorized battle as the start of the battle for “Alagbaka.”