By Editor
A former governorship aspirant on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Mr Peter Okoeguale has prayed the court to nullify the nomination and return of Pastor Azemhe Azena as the candidate of the party in the Governorship election billed for the 21st September, 2024 and the sum of N10 million as general damages against Azemhe Azena and the party.
Mr Peter Okoeguale who draged Azena, NNPP and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before a Federal High Court in Benin City through his counsel, Daniel Noah Osa-Ogbegie, is praying the court for a declaration that the purported nomination of Pastor Azena as the candidate of NNPP for the forthcoming Governorship election of 21st September, 2024 in Edo is invalid and unconstitutional as it contravenes the provisions of the electoral Act 2022.
Osa-Ogbegie is also praying the court for an order declaring the plaintiff Mr Peter Okoeguale as the candidate of NNPP for the Governorship election of 21st September, 2024 in Edo State.
Fourteen out of the 18 local government chapters of Edo state NNPP have thrown their weight behind the Mr Peter Okoeguale ‘s legal action to reclaim his mandate.