A lawyer from Abuja, Osigwe Momoh, has filed a lawsuit against the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for fielding presidential and vice-presidential candidates from the same faith.
The plaintiff’s attorney wants a permanent restraining order prohibiting the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) from disclosing the identity of the APC presidential candidate in the next elections for violating the Nigerian Constitution.
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The lawsuit labeled FHC/ABJ/CS/1188/2022 alleged that the choice to choose the Party’s presidential candidate and running mate from the same faith the Nigerian Constitution’s spirit and substance.
In the initial summons, the plaintiff (Osigwe Momoh) stated that the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) requires political parties to include presidential and vice presidential candidates from diverse sections (tribal and religious groupings) of the nation.
The activist for human rights asked the court to prohibit the third defendant (INEC) from advertising the candidacy of the first defendant (APC) as a presidential contender for the upcoming general elections in 2023.
First, second, and third defendants in the lawsuit are the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and INEC, respectively.
In the meanwhile, no date has been set for the lawsuit’s hearing.
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