The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) to immediately submit Uche Nwole’s name to the Independent National Electoral Commission as its candidate for the Imo East Senatorial District in the 2027 general elections.
Justice Mohammed Umar delivered the judgment in a suit filed by Nwole against the NDC, INEC and Hon. Uchechukwu Onyeagucha. The court held that Nwole emerged the winner of the party’s primary election, which was conducted under INEC supervision and in compliance with Sections 84(1) and (2) as well as Section 86 of the Electoral Act 2026.
The judge directed the NDC to forward Nwole’s name to INEC without further delay. He also ordered INEC to accept, enlist and publish Nwole’s name on the final list of candidates for the Imo East seat.
A perpetual injunction restrains the NDC from submitting or nominating any other person as its candidate for the district. INEC is similarly barred from accepting, listing or publishing the name of any other purported NDC candidate arising from a primary that was neither conducted nor monitored by the commission. The court further restrained INEC from recognising any purported consensus candidate whose nomination violated Sections 87(1) and (3) of the Electoral Act 2026.
Justice Umar noted that the NDC had already conducted primary elections for aspirants seeking its ticket for Imo East, with INEC monitoring the exercise. Having done so, the party could not later nominate a consensus candidate for the same seat. The court found that Nwole had met all statutory requirements to participate in the direct primary and emerge as the party’s candidate.
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