Chief spokesperson of the Labour Party presidential campaign council, Tanko Yunusa, has said the Federal High Court judgement nullifying the candidature of the Governor-elect of Abia State, Alex Otti, will not stand.
He said this in Reaction to a Federal High Court’s ruling which nullified Otti’s candidacy and all the candidates of the Labour Party in Abia and Kano States because their emergence was not in compliance with the provisions of the 2022 Electoral Act.
Yunusa explained that the court lacks jurisdiction to hear the electoral matter.
Yunusa however said there is no cause for alarm because the legal team of the Labour Party is already working to appeal the judgement.
He said the judgement is the work of the opposition party, noting that the will of Abians will stand.
“The judgement will not stand because the Federal High Court lacks jurisdiction to entertain an electoral matter. It is within the jurisdiction of the electoral tribunal. I believe this is the work of the opposition party; however, the will of the Abia people will stand”.
In the March 18 governorship election, Otti polled 175,467 votes to win the election.