Court shifts legal battle over APC Delta South ticket over INEC’s absence

The ineligible conflict for the 2027 predetermination summons of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for Delta South Senatorial spot was on Monday shifted again by the Federal High Court successful Abuja owed to the lack of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

At Monday’s proceedings, erstwhile the suit instituted by a erstwhile Chairman of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Prince Micheal Diden, was to beryllium heard, Justice Mohammed Umar, enactment it disconnected till Wednesday, to alteration the electoral assemblage look successful tribunal to contiguous its ain position.

It would beryllium recalled that this is the 3rd clip INEC would beryllium absent successful court. The committee has besides not filed immoderate process successful respect of the matter.

During the proceedings, Bankole Joel Akomolafe, SAN, appeared for the plaintiff, portion Lukman Fagbemi, SAN, announced quality for Senator Joel Onowakpo and Habeeb Lawal stood for the APC.

Lead counsel to the plaintiff, told the justice that helium had filed his reply to the 2 sets of statements of defence of Senator Onowakpo and APC and that helium had served aforesaid connected them arsenic 1st and 2nd defendants.

Akomolafe however, noted that the electoral assemblage was inactive not successful tribunal contempt the work of the originating summons connected it to alteration it record its defense.

The elder lawyer said that successful vi...