In a judgment on Monday, Justice James Omotosho held among others, that the suit was hypothetical and that the court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain it.
It claimed to have initially published Eze’s name on July 22, 2022, but was asked by the LP to replace him with Justice Omotosho held that INEC’s alleged non-publication of his name did not prevent him from participating in the election since it is the political party, whose logo appears on the ballot papers owns the votes cast in its favour.“The plaintiff claims that the non-publication of his name denied him the right to contest the election and thus he seeks damages for the financial loss incurred in the processes leading up to the election.
“In fact, making such orders would not disturb the elections neither will it affect the emergence of the person who was declared the winner of the poll. “It is a known fact that only the names and logos of political parties appear on ballot papers as it is believed that it is the political party that is voted for and not the individual candidates.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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