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The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed the appeal seeking to disqualify the People's Democratic Party candidate in the forthcoming Edo State governorship election, Asue Ighodalo.The court in a unanimous decision, affirmed the earlier judgment by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which dismissed the suit filed by governorship aspirants Arthur Esene and Anselm Ojezua.
The appellants had prayed the Court of Appeal to set aside the April 17 judgment, which held that their suit was statute-barred and that non-possession of a voter's card did not constitute a disqualifying factor under the Constitution and the Electoral Act.Justice Hamma Barka, in the lead judgment, upheld the findings of the Federal High Court, stating that the suit was filed out of time and was without merit.
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