JUST IN: Court Reaffirms Bassey Otu As APC Gov Candidate In Cross River
AFNews Reporter
Oct 24, 2022
A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar has reaffirmed the candidacy of Bassey Otu as the authentic governorship flagbearer for the All Progressives Congress in Cross Rivers State.
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An APC governorship aspirant in the state, Owan Enoh had approached the court to disqualify the primary election that produce Otu as the APC's governorship candidate for the 2023 general elections.
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Delivering the judgment in Calabar, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu made the declaration while delivering judgment in a suit in Calabar he "That a candidate contesting for the position of governor must be a Nigerian, meet the stipulated age requirement and have basic qualification according to the constitution.ÔÇØ
She stated the matter of determination of a governorship candidate of a political party is, and still remains the right of a political party.
This has put to rest months of speculations and division in the Cross River APC as the party prepares for the 2023 campaigns.
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— AFNews Reporter