The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that all the National Assembly candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ekiti
INEC made this known in a six-paragraph Affidavit of Facts released on February 13, 2023, in response to Suit Number HAD/12/2023, filed by five of the PDP National Assembly candidates to challenge their suspension and expulsion from the party.
The Affidavit of Facts deposed to by Edu Sodiq, a senior clerical officer at INEC headquarters, Abuja, reads in part: “I have read the affidavit in support of the Originating Summons deposed to by one Offiong Joseph and I state as follows: “A copy of the final list for the Ekiti State Senatorial District, the amendment to the final list for the Ekiti State House of Representatives are hereby annexed and marked Exhibit INEC 1, Exhibit INEC 2 and Exhibit INEC 3.
It should be recalled that the PDP senatorial candidate for Ekiti Central, Lateef Ajijola, alongside House of Representatives candidates for Ekiti Central 1, Ekiti Central 2, Ekiti North 2 and Ekiti South 2, respectively Joju Fayose, Lere Olayinka, Yinka Akerele and Emiola Adenike Jennifer had filed a suit to challenge their suspension and later expulsion from the PDP.
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