Tunji Bosun, AbeokutaThe Federal High Court in Abeokuta on Thursday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Peoples Democratic Party to maintain the status ‘ante bellum’ as regards the list of candidates submitted by the party to INEC. The court said INEC and the PDP should take no further step regarding the submitted candidates’ list pending the outcome of the suit before it. Justice Abubakar Shittu gave the order on Thursday after entertaining submissions from parties in the suit. The suit was filed by the Sikirulahi Ogundele faction of the PDP in Ogun State and its governorship candidate, Oladipupo Adebutu. Oluyede submitted that such an action could lead to a breakdown of law and order and render the case before the court nugatory, if the court did not intervene.

Source: Punch February 08, 2019 02:48 UTC