Following the viral news earlier today of a Federal High Court judgement nullifying the candidacy of Abia state Governor-elect, Dr. Alex Otti and some other LP candidates who contested the election on the platform of the Labour Party, LP, the judge has denied the said judgement.
The court, however, said it nullified the election of the Kano LP candidates that contested the 2023 general election, and not that of Abia state.
Worthy of note is that Ibrahim Haruna-Ibrahim had filed an application asking the court to revoke and set aside the certificate of return issued to all LP candidates declared winners in Kano and the 35 states of the Federation, including the FCT, Abuja.
However, following the mixed reactions that have trailed the judgement, Justice Nasir-Yunusa affirmed that the candidates in Abia who took part in the just-concluded general elections were not parties in the suit.
Nasir-Yunusa said the court declared only the primary election of the Labour Party in Kano State null and void.
