Mr Ibrahim has filed a suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja, seeking the nullification of the primary election.
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Meanwhile, INEC has given 20 May as the deadline for the submission of the list of governorship candidates and their deputies. Whether you turn to Premium Times for daily updates, in-depth investigations into pressing national issues, or entertaining trending stories, we value your readership. Mr Ibrahim, the senator representing Ondo South, according to the declared results, polled 9456 votes; Wale Akinterinwa, 1,952; Isaac Kekemeke, 1,045; Gbenga Edema, 395; Olamide Ohunyeye, 424; Jimi Odimayo, 490; Olusoji Ehinlanwo, 492; Morayo Lebi, 290; Diran Iyantan, 348; Francis Faduyile, 353; Ifeoluwa Oyedele, 462; Funmilayo Waheed-Adekojo, 529 and Funke Omogoroye, 115 votes.
Although some have accepted the pleas of the APC, Mr Ibrahim has refused to back down and has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking the nullification of the primary election. Mr Ibrahim and his supporters insisted that the primary election was fraught with irregularities that run foul of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 ; the Constitution of the APC; and the Party guidelines set out for the conduct of the primary election.
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