Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has complied with the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja, asking it to substitute the deputy governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for the September 21 governorship election in Edo State.
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, told The Nation that the commission had implemented the judgment of the court.
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A check on the INEC website indicates that the commission has published the name of Yusuf Kadiri Asamah as the deputy governorship candidate of the party in line with the court judgment, in place of Mrs. Faith Oluyinka Alofohai, who was initially submitted as the deputy governorship candidate.
When the commission published the final list of candidates earlier, the name of Mrs. Alofohai was contained on the list, but the leadership of the party in the state protested, saying they met the requirements for the substitution.
The Federal High Court presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite had in a judgment delivered on June 27, 2024 directed the commission to accept and publish the name of Asamah, saying the LP was within its right when it nominated him as the running mate to its candidate, Olumide Akpata.