Court sacks Akinlade as APC House of Reps candidate for Yewa South
…order fresh primary within 14 days
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta
A Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Thursday nullified the election of Hon. Isiaq Abiodun Akinlade as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Yewa South and Ipokia Federal Constituency.
The court ordered the party to conduct fresh primary within 14 days.
The presiding judge, Justice O.O. Oguntoyinbo also declared as “irregular, null and void” the nomination of Akinlade by the APC.
The court held that Akinlade never paid for an expression of interest form or screened by APC within the time prescribed by the party in respect of the National Assembly primary election.
The court barred Akinlade from further participation in the ordered fresh primary election.
The suit was filed by an aggrieved aspirant, Chief Michael Adebayo Adeleke against three defendants; the APC, Akinlade and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
