(BREAKING) Kogi election: Court orders INEC to restore SDP candidate

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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to restore Mrs.

Natasha Akpoti of the Social Democratic Party as a candidate in the forthcoming November 16 governorship election in Kogi State.

Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo-Giwa held that INEC acted above the law by refusing to accept the party and its candidate ‎for the poll. She ruled that INEC had no power to disqualify any candidate for an election without the backing of a court order.DOWNLOAD THE PUNCH NEWS APP NOW ON

 

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Everyone become powerful under lawless leadership.i have always said it INEC is dangerous to our democracy just as police is dangerous to our society

This inecnigeria team don't know what they are doing

I will be happy if it happens

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