Confusion trails release of CTC of high court judgement on Edo PDP primary election, see details

  • The national chapter of the PDP has reacted after the Abuja Federal High Court appeared to void the party’s primaries that produced Asue Ighodalo
  • Legit.ng recalls that on Thursday, July 4, the high court faulted the PDP for excluding 381 delegates from its governorship primary poll in Edo
  • But on Saturday, July 6, the PDP released a statement, arguing that the judgement did not invalidate the primary, which saw Ighodalo become the flagbearer ahead of the governorship poll in September

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Benin City, Edo state – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday, July 6, said the certified true copy (CTC) of the ruling by the Abuja Federal High Court has revealed that Justice Inyang Ekwo gave an order for the inclusion of 378 delegates as part of the 3 ad-hoc ward delegates.