The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has overturned the judgement of a Federal High Court which ordered the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to allow the participation of 381 ad-hoc delegates in its February 22 primary election in Edo State.
The primary election produced Asue Ighodalo as the candidate of the party in the September 21, 2024, governorship election in the state.
A three-man panel of the appellate court set aside the judgement of Justice Inyang Ekwo delivered on the 4th of July 2024, on the grounds that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit of the aggrieved delegates in the first place, having lacked the necessary legal rights to initiate the suit.
In a unanimous decision, the court held that it cannot interfere with how the PDP selects its candidate for the September 21 governorship election in Edo State.
