Lagos Primary Crises: Assembly Aspirant Heads to Supreme Court To Reclaim ‘Mandate’
- Hon. Oluwatosin Onamade has approached the Supreme Court over Ikorodu Constituency II candidacy
- Onamade was an aspirant in the May 27 All Progressives Congress primary election which took place in Lagos
- According to him, the primary election was fraught with fraud and misconduct, hence his reasons for litigation
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Following the pronouncement of the Appeal Court, Lagos State House of Assembly aspirant for Ikorodu Constituency II, Hon. Oluwatosin Onamade, has approached the Supreme Court to reclaim his "electoral mandate."
Onamade was an aspirant in the May 27 All Progressives Congress primary election. According to him, the election was fraught with fraud and misconduct.
Source: UGC
Recall that he dragged the Lagos APC, Independent National Electoral Commission, and Hon. Abiodun Moshood Aro before the Federal High Court but had the case dismissed.
Dissatisfied with the ruling, Onamade approached the Court of Appeal.
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The matter came up today, Saturday, for judgement before the Court of Appeal.
Delivering judgment, Justice Muhammad Surajo of the Court of Appeal held that the originating processes of the Appellant at the lower court were incompetent, and that the suit was statue barred.
Undeterred by the Court of Appeal stance, Onamade vowed to pursue the case to the Supreme Court to reclaim his stolen mandate.
Trouble in Lagos APC as aspirant drags party, INEC to Appeal Court
Recall that Legit.ng had reported that the Independent National Electoral Committee (INEC) has been dragged before the Court of Appeal.
Also joined in the suit are the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos state chapter, the party House of Assembly candidate for Ikorodu Constituency 2, Hon. Abiodun Moshood Aro also known as AMA.
The appeal was filed by a Lagos state House of Assembly aspirant in Ikorodu Constituency 2 Hon. Oluwatosin Onamade to challenge the dismissal of his suit by the lower court on the conduct and outcome of the May 27 primary election.
Source: Legit.ng
