The PDP, in an originating summons
filed before Justice Inyang Ekwo, also prayed for an order disqualifying the
All Progressives Congress (APC) from fielding a governorship candidate in the
poll.
The party, in the suit marked:
FHC/ABJ/CS/1324/2022 and filed on Aug. 4 by its lawyer, Paul Erokoro, SAN,
further urged the court to make an order directing the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) to delist the name of Abdulrazaq as a candidate of
APC for 2023 Kwara governorship election.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
while the PDP is the plaintiff, INEC, Governor Abdulrazaq and APC are 1st to
3rd respondents respectively.
The party asked whether by virtue
of Sections 177 (D), 182(1)(j) and 285(14) of the 1999 Constitution (as
amended); Sections 29(2) and (4) of the Electoral Act, 2022, Abdulrazaq’s
affidavit in support of his personal particulars (Form EC9) and the
accompanying documents published by the INEC contained false information to aid
his educational qualification to contest the 2023 governorship election in the
state.
The PDP, therefore, prayed the court to declare
that “the West African Examination Council (WAEC) School Certificate attached
to the 2nd respondent (Abdulrazaq)’s affidavit in support of personal
particulars which bears the name ‘RAZAQ A. R.’ does not belong to the 2nd
respondent, whose name as shown in FORM EC 9 is ‘ABDULRAHMAN ABDULRAZAQ’”
The party further urged the court
to declare that the WAEC certificate submitted by Abdulrazaq and presented by
the All Progressives Congress (APC) to INEC was forged.
The matter, which was mentioned on
Thursday, was adjourned by Justice Ekwo until Oct. 5 for hearing.
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