Supreme Court judgment: Why Wike’s ally, Chinda no longer qualified to run – Rivers ADC

The Rivers State section of the African Democratic Congress, ADC has explained wherefore it claimed that the All Progressives Congress, APC governorship candidate, Kingsley Ogundu Chinda, is nary longer qualified to contention the 2027 predetermination pursuing the caller Supreme Court judgment.

DAILY POST reports that the Supreme Court, successful a judgement delivered connected September 24, emphasised compliance with Section 77(5) and (6) of the Electoral Act, which requires governmental parties to taxable their verified register of members to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC astatine slightest 21 days earlier conducting their superior elections.

The landmark judgement has sparked a ineligible debate over the implications of the determination for respective candidates vying for the antithetic offices.

Reacting, the Publicity Secretary of the ADC successful Rivers State, Chizi Enyi, said the Supreme Court’s verdict has nullified the candidacy of Chinda.

He alleged successful a video posted connected X that lone 19 days elapsed betwixt Chinda’s registration with the enactment and the submission of its registry to INEC.

He said, “on OK Chinda wherever radical are asking whether helium is qualified oregon not, the mandatory announcement of which a governmental enactment tin tract campaigner is that you indispensable taxable your members...