A Human Rights Activist, Mr Mike
Ebah, on Wednesday, prayed a Federal High Court in Abuja to make an order
disqualifying Musa Wada, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Candidate for Kogi
in the Nov. 16 governorship election on alleged poor mental health records.
NAN reports that the prayer was
contained in a suit bearing file No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1375/19 instituted by Sunday
Ehimoni, a Human Rights Activist and filed by his Counsel, Mr Mike Ebah.
The plaintiff is also seeking an
order of the court disqualifying Wada from contesting the election by virtue of
Sections 182 (1) (c) and (b) of the Constitution being a person with allegedly
unsound mind.
The other defendants in the suits
are the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC).
The suit is also seeking a
declaration that the 3rd defendant is of unsound mind in view of his medical
records which emanated from the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos
State.
The suit is also seeking a
declaration that by virtue of Sections 182 (1) (c) and 2 (a) (b) of the
Constitution, Wada has been a person of alleged unsound mind is not fit to
contest election to the office of Governor of Kogi state.
The plaintiff is seeking another
declaration that 3rd Defendant provided false information regarding his mental
health as contained in INEC Form CF001 submitted by the 1st defendant (PDP) to
the 2nd defendant (INEC).
The suit therefore, prays the
court to disqualify Wada following the combination of actions of the three
defendant who by these acts violated Section 31(2), (5) and (6) of the
Electoral Act 2010 (as amended).
The plaintiff alleges that the
defendants’ actions were also in violation of Section 182 (1) (c) and 2(b) of
the constitution (as amended).
In the circumstances, the
plaintiff is asking the court to decide whether in the light of the 3rd
defendant’s medical records which emanated from the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric
Hospital, Yaba, he (Wada) ought not to be declared a person of unsound mind.
The suit is also asking the court
to decide whether by virtue of Sections 182 (1) (c) and 2 (a) (b) of the
Constitution, Wada should still be allowed to contest the Nov. 16 governorship
election in Kogi.
Similarly, the plaintiff has
asked the court to decide whether having disregard to the provisions of
Sections 31 (2) (5) (6) and 182 (c) of the Electoral Act and 2(b) of the
Constitution vis-avis Wada’s medical records, he (Wada) has not provided false
information regarding his mental health.
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