BENIN CITY- A governorship aspirant on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP Mr Peter Okoeguale has dragged Mr Azemhe Azena,New Nigeria Peoples Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC before A Federal High Court holding in Benin city.
Mr Peter Okoeguale who dragged them to court through his counsel Daniel Noah Osa_Ogbegie Esq is praying the court for a declaration that the purported nomination of Mr Azemhe Azena as the candidate of NNPP for the forthcoming Edo Governorship election is invalid,wrongful,and unconstitutional as it contravene the provisions of the electoral Act 2022.
Daniel Noah Osa_ Ogbegie Esq also prayed the court for an order declaring the plaintiff Mr Peter Okoeguale as the candidate of NNPP for the Edo Governorship election
He further prayed the court to nullify the nomination and return of Mr Azemhe Azena as the candidate of NNPP in the Governorship election billed for the September, 2024 and the sum of ten million naira as general damages against Azemhe Azena and the New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP.
14 out of the 18 local government chapters of Edo state NNPP have thrown their weight behind Mr Peter Okoeguale ‘s legal action to reclaim his mandate.
