VICTORY FOR ACCORD AS SUIT BY PDP HAS BEEN STRUCK OUT

The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt today has struck out the suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against INEC and the Gubernatorial Candidate of Accord, Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs seeking to disqualify Accord and its candidate from contesting the forthcoming governorship election.

The Court found merit in the Preliminary Objections raised by the Defendants (Accord and Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs) and further held that it had no Jurisdiction to entertain the suit, in line with a recent judgment of the Court of Appeal sitting in the Lagos Division to the effect that a political party has no legal standing to sue another party in respect of pre-election matters.

The court also maintained the same position that it has no jurisdiction in a similar suit filed by PDP against all the Candidates of Accord for elections into the National Assembly in the forthcoming general elections.

Iniruo Wills Esq.
Spokesperson, Dumo Lulu-Briggs Campaign Council.
06/12/22