Ossai drags INEC, NDC, Asadu to court over Enugu North Senate ticket

A caller ineligible conflict has erupted implicit the Enugu North Senatorial District summons of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC.

The improvement comes arsenic Bishop Ossai Okwudili, fashionable known arsenic Oscar, is asking the Federal High Court successful Abuja to nullify the alleged substitution of his sanction with that of Rt. Hon. Asadu Patrick Oziokoja.

Ossai, successful an Originating Summons dated August 5, 2026, joined the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the NDC and Asadu arsenic defendants.

He is challenging the submission and uploading of Asadu’s sanction arsenic the NDC campaigner for the Enugu North senatorial predetermination scheduled for the 2027 wide election.

The plaintiff claimed that helium participated successful the NDC superior held connected May 29, 2026, and emerged with the highest fig of votes, making him the rightful victor of the exercise.

According to him, helium lone discovered the alleged substitution aft obtaining a Certified True Copy of campaigner accusation uploaded to INEC connected July 23, 2026, which contained Asadu’s sanction alternatively of his.

Ossai is asking the tribunal to find whether INEC tin lawfully judge and people the sanction of a campaigner different than the idiosyncratic who emerged victor of a enactment primary, peculiarly wherever the superior was allegedly conducted successful accordance with the Electoral Act 2026, the party’s...