A Federal High court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos presided over by Justice Ibrahim Buba, today set aside March 6, 2015 as the day to deliver judgment in a suit filed by one Wasiu Sanni Eshinloku, challenging what he termed the unlawful substitution of his name as candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), into the Lagos state House of Assembly.
Eshilokun, who is the immediate past Chairman of Lagos Island Local Government, had dragged APC, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Masha, whom is name was substituted with as respondents in the suit respectively.
The judge arrived at the decision, shortly after parties in the suit adopted and argued their applications.
Specifically in his suit, Eshinloku wants the court to, "Determine whether upon a proper construction and interpretation of Sections 33, 34, 35, 36 and 37 of the Electoral Act 2010, the respondents, APC and INEC, were lawfully entitled to substitute his name with the name of Masha, having won the majority lawful votes in the primaries conducted by the party.
"A declaration that the second respondent (Masha) having lost the primaries of the party with respect to Lagos Island Constituency 1 to him (Eshilokun) woefully and the applicant having not withdrawn his nomination, Masha was not entitled to be nominated to INEC by APC as the candidate of the party for Lagos Island Constituency 1, in the forrthcoming House of Assembly election in the state.
"A declaration that INEC and APC were not lawfully entitled to substitute his name, having been declared the winner of the primaries election organised by the party and also having satisfied all statutory requirements culminating in the submission of his name to INEC."
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