On Thursday, a Federal High Court Abuja invalidated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election that produced Asue Ighodalo as the partys candidate in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo.
Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, held that the PDPs primary held on Feb. 22 failed to comply with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022; the guidelines for the conduct of the poll and the partys constitution.
Justice Ekwo, who said that Exhibit PDP 1 tendered by the party was bereft of evidence, held that the plaintiffs, through the exhibits tendered, were able to establish their case against the defendants.
The judge said that from the exhibit presented by the PDP, he found that the returning officers who prepared the result sheets only sat down in a place to manufacture the outcome, of the poll.
He said the exclusion of the 381 delegates, including the plaintiffs, was against the provisions of the law.
