A high court sitting in Abuja has nullified the candidature of Emmanuel Uduaghan, to represent Delta south in the National Assembly, primary election of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Delta State.
In a suit filed by a of the APC, retired Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Terry Okorodudu also ordered the All Progressives Congress (APC) to conduct fresh primaries for Delta South Senatorial District monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
AVM Okorodudu, an APC Delta South Senatorial aspirant in the controversial APC primary election in Delta State, had in the suit described that led to his and others’ exclusion from the purported APC primary as totally shameful, criminal and of .
He described the process preceding the supposed as a tortuous experience given that at the end of the day, didn’t happen.
Okorodudu queried how and why Uduaghan was published as the candidate of the APC, while he () and other aspirants were looking forward to a credible primary.
He informed the court that the decision to clear only Uduaghan for the election and making him a sole candidate and leading to an affirmation and not election, was outrightly fraudulent because, according to him, no fair opportunity was given to other aspirants, describing such as a “miscarriage of democratic process”.
“The decision to clear only Uduaghan is ridiculous, there was no explanation for that and basically it was a vexing experience,” Okorodudu said.
He said that there accreditation or election just as there was no indication that a decision by the party to put only one candidate forward from the other aspirants that had obtained the form and fulfilled requirements of the electoral process.
He expressed worry that as a retired Air Vice Marshal, the decision to exclude him must be premeditated because it is grievous and with consequences, saying that “my concern is that for someone of my , a retired Air Vice Marshal, that has served my country for 35 years, if I can simply be excluded from the election process in the manner it was done, it tells you that there is a danger to our democracy and there is a danger to our country; our country needs to be aware that there is danger lurking somewhere. If this can happen to me, you can imagine what has can happen to others. So, it is my duty to talk to Nigerians kind of activities must not be allowed to occur ”.
Following the decision of the court, AVM Okorodudu has gone ahead to obtain a judgement order which he has served on Independent National Electoral Commission
