Court nullifies Labour Party’s governorship primary in Enugu

Justice Evelyn Maha of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday nullified the primary election that Mr. Chijioke Edeoga as the Labour Party governorship candidate in Enugu State.

The judge delivered the ruling in an application filed by the LP governorship aspirant in the state, Capt. Everest Nnaji.

Nnaji had challenged the election over his exclusion from the exercise which took place on August 4.

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He asked the court to declare him as the LP authentic governorship candidate in Enugu State.

Edeoga and Nnaji dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the LP before the primary election.

In her ruling, Justice Maha nullified the primary and ordered the party to conduct a fresh election that would include the duo within 14 days.

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