ABUJA — The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, to hands-off the case of alleged multiple registration levelled against the Governor-elect of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, for the issue to be determined by the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in the state.
INEC made the request on a day the court adjourned till February 27, to allow parties in the matter file their relevant court processes in respect of the suit by two indigenes of Anambra State, Ugochukwu Ikegwuonu and Kenneth Moneke.
The plaintiffs are contending that Obiano, having been involved in the alleged illegal possession of multiple voters’ card prior to the November 16, governorship election, ought to have been disqualified from contesting the election.
Trial judge Justice R. Mohammed, had earlier ordered the service of all the court processes on Chief Obiano and All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, under which he contested to enable them appear and enter their defences.
INEC was also joined as a defendant in the suit.
The plaintiffs argued that the voters’ card Obiano tendered before his party for which he was allowed to participate in the party’s screening exercise, was different from the one he submitted to INEC.
The plaintiffs urged the court to determine whether by his alleged conduct, Obiano, was qualified to vie
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