Group Heads to Court to Stop INEC from Recognising Chinda in APC Primary

A political pressure group has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking an order restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the alleged participation of Kingsley Chinda in the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary, describing his involvement as “illegal and unconstitutional.”

In the suit filed before the court, the group is asking for a declaration that Chinda’s participation in the APC primary election process is invalid, alleging that it violates internal party guidelines and provisions of the Electoral Act governing party nominations.

The plaintiffs are also seeking an injunction preventing INEC from accepting or publishing any result that includes Chinda as a valid contestant or candidate arising from the disputed primary.

According to court documents, the group argues that the APC failed to follow due process in conducting the governorship primary in question, and that recognising such participation would amount to endorsing an “unlawful exercise.”

Neither INEC nor the APC has issued an official response to the suit at the time of filing this report.

The case is expected to come up for hearing in the coming days, as political stakeholders in the affected state watch closely for the court’s interpretation of party nomination procedures ahead of the next general election cycle.