Court restrains NDC, INEC from recognising Plateau governorship candidate

The Federal High Court successful Jos, Plateau State, has stopped Jonathan Akuns from presenting himself arsenic the governorship campaigner of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 election.

Justice S.T. Ishaya issued the bid connected September 28 aft considering an ex parte exertion filed by Alfred Dapal, a governorship aspirant challenging the party’s information process.

The case, marked FHC/J/CS/87/2026, has Mr Akuns arsenic the archetypal defendant, the NDC arsenic the 2nd suspect and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) arsenic the 3rd defendant.

The justice ordered Mr Akuns not to announce, people oregon different contiguous himself arsenic the NDC governorship campaigner until the tribunal hears and determines the case.

Mr Dapal told the tribunal that helium was the campaigner produced by the NDC during its governorship information workout held connected September 15 astatine the party’s secretariat successful Dogon Karfe, Jos North Local Government Area.

He is asking the tribunal to halt the NDC, its officials and agents from replacing, withdrawing oregon removing him arsenic the party’s campaigner until the lawsuit is decided.

He besides wants the tribunal to halt the NDC from submitting Mr Akuns’ sanction to INEC arsenic its governorship campaigner successful his place.

Mr Dapal further asked the tribunal to forestall INEC from accepting, ...