Court orders INEC to replace NDC candidate with primary winner

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered INEC to replace Ibrahim Lukman with Olumuyiwa Owadara as the NDC candidate for the Oshodi/Isolo Federal Constituency, according to Punch Nigeria.

In a separate ruling, Daily Post Nigeria reports that a Federal High Court in Benin City, Edo State, has removed Hon. Uyi Frank Omosigho as the NDC candidate for the Oredo Federal Constituency for the 2027 general election. Justice Chuka Obiozor declared Omo-Osagie Efosa the authentic candidate following a suit challenging the declaration of Omosigho as the primary election winner.

Daily Post Nigeria notes that Omosigho is a representative for the Oredo East Constituency in the Edo State House of Assembly. In his judgment, Justice Obiozor criticized INEC's tendencies regarding pre-election cases, stating that reliance on internal party mechanisms to resolve primary disputes was being used to frustrate and delay aggrieved aspirants.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch Nigeria, Daily Post Nigeria — 2 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.