Court Orders Substituted Service Of Disqualification Suit On Ize-Iyamu
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered substituted service of a suit seeking the disqualification of the All Progressive Congress governorship candidate in the forthcoming election in Edo State, Osagie Ize-Iyamu and his running mate Audu Ganiyu.
Justice Taiwo Taiwo, granting the plaintiff’s application for substituted service, ordered that Ize-Iyamu and Ganiyu be served with the suit by pasting the court documents and the hearing notice for next sitting at the residence of the duo in Benin, the Edo State capital.
Defendants in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/758/2020, are the All Progressive Congress, the Independent National Electoral Commission, Ganiyu and Ize-Iyamu, who were sued as 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th defendants respectively.
The plaintiffs are also APC members, Momoh Abdulrazak and Zibiri Muhizu, who asked the court to disqualify the party’s candidates.
The plaintiff’s grounds for the suit included the allegation that Ganiyu gave false information to INEC to aid his qualification for the governorship election.
The plaintiff’s, in the suit filed in July 10, 2020 through their lawyer, Friday Nwosu, also alleged irregularities in Ganiyu’s name and academic credentials.
Justice Taiwo Taiwo adjourned the proceedings till August 24.
