EDO ELECTION: COURT UPHOLDS AKPATA AS LP’S GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATE
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed Olumide Akpata as the Labour Party’s governorship candidate in Edo State.
In June, Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja dismissed a complaint seeking to overturn Akpata’s selection as the LP candidate for the September 21 election.
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Justice Omotosho upheld Akpata’s counsel Johnson Usman’s (SAN) claims that the plaintiffs lacked the legal right to file the suit.
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