Court orders INEC to publish NDC primary winner for Lagos constituency

Summary

A Federal High Court in Lagos has set aside INEC’s publication of Ibrahim Lukman as the Nigeria Democratic Congress candidate for Oshodi/Isolo Federal Constituency I and ordered the commission to publish Olumuyiwa Owadara instead.

Highlights

• Justice Akintayo Aluko held that Lukman did not participate in the party’s May 29 primary.
• The court said INEC’s own monitoring report showed Owadara scored the highest number of lawful votes.
• It ordered INEC to immediately publish Owadara’s name and particulars as the party’s candidate.
• The court also awarded N1m in costs against INEC and Lukman.
• The judgment found no credible evidence that the party had changed its candidate under the Electoral Act process.