Oyetola’s Nullification Unsettles APC ahead of 2023 Polls As the All Progressives Congress prepares for campaigns for the 2023 elections, the recent judgment of the Federal High Court nullifying the nominatio
As the All Progressives Congress prepares for campaigns for the 2023 elections, the recent judgment of the Federal High Court nullifying the nomination of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola as the party’s governorship candidate in the recent election in Osun State has unsettled the ruling party, writesThough the ruling All Progressives Congress may appear unfazed, the recent judgment of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja which nullified the nomination of Governor Isiaka Oyetola and his deputy,...
Section 183 expressly states: “The Governor, shall not, during the period he holds office, hold any other executive office or paid employment in any capacity whatsoever.” He said: “To further show the meritless nature of the position under review, assuming without conceding that the argument is right, then, it will equally be contrary to the spirit and intent of Section 183 of the Constitution for any sitting Governor to be Chairman of say the Governors’ Forum, Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, or any other similar body. This, in my humble view, can definitely not be the intention of the drafters of the 1999 Constitution.
The biggest threat posed by the ruling to the APC is the possible disqualification of all its candidates for the 2023 elections, including the presidential ticket of Senator Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, considering that Adamu’s NWC conducted the primaries. Put succinctly, once the NWC is invalidated by the reason of Buni’s involvement, all actions of the NWC would be deemed null and void.
“Let me also quickly say here that APC has two conventions, one in March that gave birth to the Abdulahi Adamu-led executive and the other in April that led to the emergence of the presidential candidate, which was the convention midwife by the National Working Committee of the party in accordance with the party’s Constitution.”