There is fresh trouble over the nomination of Captain Idris Wada as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State.
A chieftain of the party, Mr. Emmanuel Abalaka yesterday asked an Abuja Federal High Court to disqualify him from the December 3 governorship election.
In an originating summons brought pursuant to sections 31 (2), 31 (5) (6) of the Electoral Act 2010 as amended and the inherent jurisdiction of the court, the plaintiff asked the court to declare that Wada’s nomination by the PDP is null, void and of no consequence.
He is asking for an order restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognizing Wada as a candidate in the poll.
The respondents are the PDP, INEC and Wada.
The Plaintiff is contending that Wada was not a card carrying member of PDP by the time he was nominated by the party as its governorship candidate.
“The defendant (Captain Wada) has occasioned a mischievous and violent insertion of his name in the membership list of the 2nd defendant (PDP) in ward 1, contrary to the Electoral Act 2010, as amended”, he stated.
The plaintiff alleged that Wada made false declarations in his affidavit in support of personal particulars adding that he also forged the membership card of PDP to participate in the primary election.
“The defendant (Captain Wada) has occasioned a mischievous and violent insertion of his name in the membership list of the 2nd defendant (PDP) in ward one, contrary to the electoral Act 2010.
Besides, he alleged that Wada made false declaration that he attended Federal Government College Sokoto between 1969 and 1970 and the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology in the same period.
