INEC substitute Labour Party’s Deputy Governorship Candidate For Edo Election

INEC substitute Labour Party’s Deputy Governorship Candidate For Edo Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has complied with the judgement of the Federal High Court in Abuja asking it to substitute the deputy governorship candidate of the Labour Party for the September 21 governorship election in Edo state.

INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun told newsmen that the Commission has implemented the judgement of the Court.

A check on the INEC website indicates that the Commission has published the name of Yusuf Kadiri Asamah as the deputy governorship candidate of the party in line with the Court judgment in place of Faith Oluyinka Alofohai who was initially submitted as the deputy governorship candidate.

The Court held that the electoral umpire lacked the power to reject his nomination since the party acted within the ambit of the law and in line with the provisions of the Electoral Act and the Constitution.