Some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) have approached a federal high court sitting in Abuja to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the attorney general of the federation (AGF) from allowing President Goodluck Jonathan to participate in the 2015 presidential election.
In a suit filed by four Senior Advocates of Nigeria, the plaintiffs argued that by the 1999 Constitution (as amended), the president, having contested the presidential election twice, won and took the oath of office and allegiance twice in respect of that office can no longer present himself for election to that office the third time.
The suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/662/2014, with Adejumo Mansouru Ajagbe (a member of the PDP from Lagos State) and Olatoye Wahab (a member of the APC from Osun State) as plaintiffs, listed the AGF and INEC as defendants.
The case, filed by James Ocholi, Abiodun Owonikoko, Okon Efut and Mahmu Magaji (all SANs), has been assigned to Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed for hearing.
They raised five questions for the court’s determination and are seeking seven reliefs: to include an order of perpetual injunction, restraining the AGF and INEC from accepting as candidate in the 2015 presidential election any body caught by “two previous election limit and eight year term limit.”
PDP Aspirant wants Appeal Court to join him in suit against President’s candidacy
A presidential aspirant under the platform of the PDP from Adamawa State, Dr, Umar Ardo has applied to be joined in the appeal against the judgement of Justice Mudashiru Oniyangi, which declared that President Goodluck Jonathan is eligible to contest the 2015 election.
Ardo, through his counsel, Dr. Amuda Kannike (SAN), in a motion on notice begged the court to join him as an interested party in the party filed by Cyriacus Njoku.
Justice Oniyangi who was a judge of the High Court of the FCT, (now elevated to the Appeal Court) dismissed the case brought by Njoku and declared that President Jonathan is eligible to contest next year’s Presidential election.
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