{"id":99848,"date":"2022-10-01T01:20:36","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T00:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=99848"},"modified":"2022-10-01T01:20:36","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T00:20:36","slug":"breaking-court-nullifies-oyetolas-nomination-declares-mai-bunis-actions-as-apc-chairman-a-nullity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/breaking-court-nullifies-oyetolas-nomination-declares-mai-bunis-actions-as-apc-chairman-a-nullity\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Court nullifies Oyetola\u2019s nomination, declares Mai Buni\u2019s actions as APC Chairman a nullity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Federal High Court on Friday nullified the nomination of Osun state governor, Isiaka Oyetola and his Deputy Governorship candidate, Benedict Alabi at the just concluded Osun state governorship election.<\/p>\n<p>The court nullified the All progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate on the ground that Governor Mai Mala Buni who submitted their names to INEC violated the provisions of Section 183 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Section 82(3) of the Electoral Act 2022.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nMr Kehinde Ogunwumiju, SAN had On 7th April 2022 commenced a suit with No: FHC\/ABJ\/CS\/468\/2022 Between PDP v Governor Mai Mala Buni &amp; 4 Ors. at the Federal High Court challenging the nomination and sponsorship of Governor Isiaka Oyetola and his deputy as the duly nominated candidates of the APC.<\/p>\n<p>In challenging the competence of the suit, Mr Kunle Adegoke, SAN who represented Governor Isiaka Oyetola contended, amongst other grounds that the Plaintiff did not have the locus to commence the action and that the suit was statute-barred.<\/p>\n<p>In arguing to the contrary, Mr Kehinde Ogunwumiju, SAN leading O.M Atoyebi, SAN and Ademola Abimbola submitted that the Plaintiff rightly commenced the suit under Section 285(14) (c) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).<\/p>\n<p>In its judgment, Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court agreed with the submissions of the Plaintiff\u2019s counsel and declared as null and void, the nomination of Governor Isiaka Oyetola and Benedict Alabi by the APC. 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