The main opposition wants the court to compel the
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to prevent Tinubu and Peter
Obi, from replacing their place-holders, Gov Kabiru Masari and Doyin Okupe,
respectively.
The PDP wants the court to stop the two candidates from
naming Senator Kashim Shettima and Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, respectively as
their running mates.
The main opposition also asked the court to declare that
Tinubu and Obi be disqualified unless they contest alongside Okupe and Masari,
respectively.
In the originating summons, with suit number
FHC/ABJ/CS/1016/2022, the PDP is seeking an order barring INEC from replacing
the running mates of Tinubu and Obi.
Those listed as first to seventh respondents in the case are
INEC, APC, Tinubu, Masari, Labour Party, Obi and Okupe.
Tinubu and Obi had used Masari and Okupe respectively to
beat the deadline set by INEC on submission of running mates after the
primaries.
The two presidential candidates earlier this week changed
their nominations. While Tinubu settled for former Borno State Governor, Kashim
Shettima, Obi announced Datti Baba-Ahmed as his running mate.
And the main opposition PDP now asked the court to determine
if by the combined interpretation of Section 142(1) of the constitution,
Section 29(1), 31 and 33 of the Electoral Act 2022, and INEC’s timetable, the
APC and LP’s presidential candidates are bound by the submission of Masari and
Okupe, respectively as their running mates.
The PDP also wants the court to determine if “by the
combined interpretation of Section 142(1) of the Constitution of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria, Sections 29(1), 31, 33 of the Electoral Act 2022, the
first defendant (the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC) can
validly accept any change or substitution of the 4th (Masari) and 7th (Okupe)
defendants as running mates of the 3rd (APC) and 6th (Labour Party)
defendants.”
The party asked the court to rule that both Tinubu and Obi
will be disqualified the moment they substitute the names of their running
mates.
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