Court orders fresh election in Yewa constituency, removes APC candidate

A Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has nullified the election of Isiaka Abiodun Akinlade as House of Representatives candidate of All Progressives Congress for the Yewa South/Ipokia Federal Constituency.

The Presiding Justice, O. O. Oguntoyinbo, in nullifying the primary that produced Akinlade as candidate of the APC declared it as “irregular, null and void.”

The court held that Akinlade never paid for an expression interest and nomination form or was screened by the APC within the time prescribed by the party in respect of the National Assembly primary election for 2023 election.

Justice Oguntoyibo ordered fresh primary within 40 days to select and nominate candidate for Yewa South and Ipokia Federal Constituency seat in 2023.

He restrained APC and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising Akinlade as House of Representatives candidate for Yewa South/Ipokia Federal Constituency.