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Supreme Court Fines PDP Over Double Nomination Suit Against Shettima

Muhammed Abubakar, Reporting

THE Supreme Court of Nigeria has fined the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and dismissed its suit challenging the alleged Double Nomination of Kassim Shettima.

A sum of N2 million was awarded against the PDP, even as the suit was dismissed for lacking in merit.

The Apex court agreed with the lower courts that the PDP lacked the locus standi to institute the case.

Justice Adamu Jauro, who read the judgement, added that the PDP acted as meddlesome Interloper and a busybody as it is an internal affair of the APC.

The Justices further held that the attitude of the appellant (PDP), amounted to misleading the court, describing the move as “sad,”

Shettima withdrew his senate nomination on 6th July 2022 and was subsequently replaced.

At this point, he was no longer a candidate for the Senate, and as such his position as vice president did not constitute a multiple nomination breach.

On the case of Uche Nwosu which the PDP relied on, the Supreme Court Justices reminded them that they made the decision as of that time and were fully aware of the details.

Uche Nwosu, in his case, got nominated by two political parties for different positions. They held that the suit of the PDP was bound to fail right from the trial court, to the Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court.

The Justices further held that the action of the PDP was painful as it used the social media to set a trap for the Apex court to blackmail it, describing this situation as unfortunate and uncalled for.

According to the judges, a political party has no right to challenge the action of another party, or the decision of INEC, in respect of another party.

They added that for a person to have locus standi to challenge the nomination process of a political party, the person must be a neutral person and an aspirant to that position, and a member of the party.

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