Court Declares NYSC Not Disqualification Ground for Senatorial Election
* Dismisses suit against APGA, Stella Oduah Alex Enumah in Abuja A Federal High Court in Abuja, has held that non possession of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that possession of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate is not a disqualification factor for a candidate in a senatorial election. In a case filed by John Okechukwu Emeka challenging the nomination of Senator Stella Oduah as the APGA candidate in the upcoming 2027 election, the court dismissed the suit for being statute barred and lacking merit.
The plaintiff claimed that Oduah's failure to provide NYSC documents contravened electoral requirements. However, the court disagreed, stating that it was not a disqualifying factor. Oduah, her party APGA, and INEC were the defendants in the case, which was filed on July 24, outside the 14-day legal window. The court further noted that the issue of Oduah's qualification to run for public office had already been decided by the Election Petition Tribunal in 2019.
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