Some indigenes of Abia State, under the aegis of United Abia Artistes and Patriots, have protested against a ruling by a Federal High Court in Kano State that purportedly nullified the election of Abia State Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti of the Labour Party. The organisation said the judgement should be regarded as a joke that would not stand the test of time. The Convener and Secretary of UAPP, Osita Offor, and Legal Adviser, Chuks Akamadu, said that the Federal High Court did not issue an order on Otti because the court was “somewhat conscious of its powers and artfully played around the booby trap” set for it by the Peoples Democratic Party and Abia state government. Akamadu said that the case brought by the petitioners was a pre-election matter and under Section 285(14)(a) of the Electoral Act, the Kano meddlesome interloper who initiated the suit had no locus standi as he was not an aspirant in LP. “We demand an immediate end to mischief-making and all acts that are capable of hurting Abia’s democratic journey by the soon-to-expire gang of political profiteers, else they would have the full wrath of highly inflammable Abia masses to contend with.”

Source: Punch May 24, 2023 04:28 UTC