The Federal High Court sitting in Benin City on Tuesday sacked the candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) for the Oredo Federal Constituency, Uyi Omosigho and declared Omo-Osagie Efosa popularly known as Mighty Man because the genuine candidate of the occasion within the space.
The presiding choose gave the ruling within the go well with marked FHC/B/C/60/2026 between Osagie Efosa Omo because the plaintiff and Omosigho Uyi Frank, Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Engr. David Olukoga, State Chairman of the NDC and Mr. Frederick Endorokeme Owotorufa who was the chairman, Chairman for state primaries and Nominations Committees as the first, 2nd, third, 4th and fifth defendants.
In his ruling, the presiding choose, Professor Chuka Obizor additionally frowned in opposition to what he described as irritating tendencies of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) throughout pre-election instances.
The choose additionally mentioned that the problem of inner mechanism in fixing occasion main crises is also used to delay and frustrate aggrieved aspirants in search of redress.
Professor Obizor who quoted numerous situations and constitutional backing mentioned from all evidences earlier than him, it was apparent that the plaintiff participated within the main election as confirmed and endorsed by the returning officers and the Chairmen of all of the 12 wards in Oredo Federal Constituency and mentioned that the management of the occasion couldn’t show past cheap doubt that the primary defendant Omosigho participated within the main election and gained not like the plaintiff did.
He directed the occasion to declare him because the winner and ship his identify to the INEC because the candidate of the occasion for Oredo Federal Constituency.
Reacting to the judgment mentioned it was a victory for the rule of regulation and appreciated the nationwide chief of the occasion Senator Seriake Dickson for the help and known as on different aspirants to return collectively for the primary election to make sure victory within the January sixteenth 2027 election.
