The Federal High Court Lagos Thursday, heard that the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate representing Surulere Constituency II, Mrs. Mosunmola Sangodara, did not comply with the statutory requirements of the commission.
An Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officer in charge of Surulere Constituency, Mrs. Erhokpeadmwen Rita Awhefeda, made the allegation as a witness before Justice Nicholas Oweibo.
Awhefeda testified as a witness in a suit filed by an APC aspirant, Mr. Olasunkanmi Shittu.
Shittu, the plaintiff in Suit FHC/L/CS/1468/2022, is praying the court to disqualify Sangodara and declare him as the APC candidate for next year’s election.
INEC, Sangodara and the APC are the 1st to 3rd defendants in the suit.
At the resumption of proceedings, Awhefeda was cross examined by plaintiff’s counsel Dr. Kemi Pinheiro, SAN.
Pinheiro confronted the witness with INEC form EC9 and asked her to tell the court whether all the conditions therein were mandatory or not.
The witness answered yes.
Pinheiro then asked her if the educational certificate columns were filled by the 2nd Defendant and attached.
