Ade Adesomoju, Abuja
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday reserved ruling in the motion filed by a factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ahmed Makarfi, and the faction’s secretary, Ben Obi, seeking leave to appeal against the Federal High Court’s judgment which recognised Jimoh Ibrahim as the PDP’s governorship candidate in Ondo State.
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday, acting on the June 29 judgment of Justice Okon Abang and another enforcement judgment of the same judge on October 14, dropped Eyitayo Jegede’s name and replaced it with that of Ibrahim.
The governorship election in Ondo State is slated for November 26.
The proceedings of Friday during which a joint motion filed by Makarfi, Obi, and others were heard lasted about six and a half hours.
Makarfi and Obi filed their motion in the appeal CA/A/155/2016 seeking an extension of time to appeal and the leave to appeal as interested parties against the June 29...
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