SAN FRANCISCO, November 06, (THEWILL) – Former Information Minister Prof. Jerry Gana has approached the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Maitama, seeking Donald Duke’s disqualification as the Social Democratic Party’s (SDP) presidential candidate.
Duke, a former Cross River Governor, polled 812 votes to defeat his closest rival, Prof. Gana, who polled 611 votes at the party’s national convention held at Old Parade Ground, Abuja, on October 7.
Gana argued that the process that produced Duke violated the SDP constitution.
The matter, which was slated for mentioning was however stalled due to the indisposition of the judge, Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf, owing to ill health.
However, the claimant, Prof. Gana, who was present in court was represented in the proceeding by Pius Akubo (SAN), J.A. Abraham (SAN), Joshua Musa (SAN) and Innocent Daagba, among others.
The first to fifth defendants were represented by Mr. Eyitayo Jegede (SAN). No counsel announced appearance for the sixth defendant, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Akubo informed the court that the counsel had conferred and agreed that a short adjournment be granted to allow the judge recover fully and to enable the claimant counsel respond to the processes served on him by the defendant’s counsel last Friday.
The parties agreed to come back on November 13 for hearing.
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