Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has appealed the ruling of the Governorship and House of Assembly Tribunal sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State in a petition brought before it by the party, over the omission of its name on the ballot papers used in conducting the 2023 gubernatorial election in the state.
The party said it was appealing the ruling before the Court of Appeal in Ibadan, because the trial judges erred in their judgement.
It would be recalled that the tribunal had, on April, 15, 2023, dismissed the petition against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the first respondent, Abiodun Adedapo Olusegun, second respondent and the All Progressives Congress (APC) as third respondent, on the ground that the debrief counsel asked for discontinuation and withdrawal of the petition.
But the NNPP in its appeal filed on May, 22, 2023 on the suit No: EPT/OG/GOV/01/2023, through its Counsel, I D Izunya (Esq),…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
