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Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed the application filed by the candidate of Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede (SAN).
Jegede had approached the court with an application seeking leave to be joined as a defendant in the matter so as to appeal the judgment of the court delivered on October 14, 2016 in favour of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff’s faction of PDP.
Also, an Akure High Court on Thursday restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission from substituting the name of Eyitayo Jegede as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the November 26 governorship election.
The Ahmed Makarfi faction of the PDP had gone to court to seek an exparte order to stop the recent move by Jimoh Ibrahim, the candidate produced by the Ali Sheriff faction.
“It is hereby ordered as prayed. The defendant/respondent is hereby restrained either by itself, chairman, commissioners, agents and servants, officers or privies or through any person or persons, howsoever from changing, replacing, removing, substituting or in any manner tampering with the name, Eyitayo Jegede SAN as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the governorship election slated for November 26, 2016 pending the determination of motion on notice,” the judge said.
Jegede had approached the court with an application seeking leave to be joined as a defendant in the matter so as to appeal the judgment of the court delivered on October 14, 2016 in favour of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff’s faction of PDP.
Also, an Akure High Court on Thursday restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission from substituting the name of Eyitayo Jegede as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the November 26 governorship election.
The Ahmed Makarfi faction of the PDP had gone to court to seek an exparte order to stop the recent move by Jimoh Ibrahim, the candidate produced by the Ali Sheriff faction.
“It is hereby ordered as prayed. The defendant/respondent is hereby restrained either by itself, chairman, commissioners, agents and servants, officers or privies or through any person or persons, howsoever from changing, replacing, removing, substituting or in any manner tampering with the name, Eyitayo Jegede SAN as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the governorship election slated for November 26, 2016 pending the determination of motion on notice,” the judge said.