The Federal High Court in Benin, Edo State will today hear a suit challenging the emergence of Olumide Akpata as the governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Edo State.
The suit was filed by Kenneth Imasuangbon, who alleged a breach of the electoral guidelines in the primary election that produced Akpata as the LP governorship candidate.
Hearing of the pre-election matter, which was slated to commence on Thursday, suffered a setback following an oral application for a short adjournment by the counsel for Akpata, Mr N.E. Ogbeide, on the grounds that he had yet to be served with court processes by the plaintiff counsel.
Counsel for the plaintiff, A.A. Malik (SAN), opposed the application, saying the case was ripe for hearing as they responded to the first defendant’s processes and served the same on them since May 22, 2024.
Justice Babatunde Quadri then ordered the court file to be shown to the disputing counsel, following which the first defendant’s counsel conceded that the plaintiff’s processes had been served on them within the jurisdictional address.
Justice Quadri thereafter adjourned the hearing in the suit to 2 pm on Friday.
Imasuangbon is challenging the nomination of Akpata as the LP governorship candidate in Edo State.
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