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Nigeria: Appeal court dismisses suit seeking to disqualify Akpata as LP candidate — Africa Links 24

Nigeria: Appeal court dismisses suit seeking to disqualify Akpata as LP candidate — Africa Links 24

Africa Links 24 with News Desk
Published on 2024-09-11 13:35:00

The Court of Appeal on Wednesday, dismissed a suit seeking to disqualify Olumide Akpata as the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the Sept. 21 election in Edo.

The appellate court held that the suit instituted by an aggrieved governorship aspirant, Kenneth Imasuangbon lacked cogent and verifiable evidence in the allegations against Akpata.

In the judgment delivered by Justice Okon Abang, the court held among others, that Imasuangbon failed to explore inter conflict…

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