COURT ORDERS FOR FRESH ONDO APC PRIMARY

A Federal High Court, sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Thursday ordered for a fresh primary of the All Progressives Congress in Akoko South-East/ South West Federal Constituency of Ondo State.

The court, presided over by Justice Demi Ajayi, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct another election within seven days.

A House of Representatives aspirant of the party, Mr. Victor Ategbole, had earlier approached the court to annul the primary on the grounds that the primary, which was won by Mr. Adegboyega Adefarati, did not hold at the designated venue but was held in Akure, the state capital, out of the federal constituency.

The winner of the primary, Adefarati, the APC, the national chairman of the APC, the state APC chairman, Mr. Ade Adetimehin and the Independent National Electoral Commission, were defendants in the suit .

The decision of the court was based on the out of court settlement agreed upon by all the parties involved in the matter.