A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar has reaffirmed the candidacy of Bassey Otu as the authentic governorship flagbearer for the All Progressives Congress in Cross Rivers State.
An APC governorship aspirant in the state, Owan Enoh had approached the court to disqualify the primary election that produce Otu as the APC’s governorship candidate for the 2023 general elections.
Delivering the judgment in Calabar, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu made the declaration while delivering judgment in a suit in Calabar he “That a candidate contesting for the position of governor must be a Nigerian, meet the stipulated age requirement and have basic qualification according to the constitution.”
She stated the matter of determination of a governorship candidate of a political party is, and still remains the right of a political party.
This has put to rest months of speculations and division in the Cross River APC as the party prepares for the 2023 campaigns.
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