Court Bars Jonathan Akuns from NDC Governorship Candidacy
The Federal High Court in Jos, Plateau State, issued a restraining order against Jonathan Akuns, preventing him from presenting himself as the governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 election. The order was given by Justice S.T.
Ishaya on September 28, after an ex parte application was filed by Alfred Dapal, a fellow governorship aspirant. The case, marked FHC/J/CS/87/2026, identifies Akuns as the first defendant, the NDC as the second defendant, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the third defendant.
Dapal claims he was the candidate selected during the NDC's nomination exercise on September 15 and seeks to prevent the NDC from replacing him with Akuns. The court has also been asked to stop INEC from recognizing Akuns as the candidate.
Justice Ishaya ruled that the application was partially successful and adjourned the case until October 5 for further hearing. The order does not represent a final decision regarding the NDC governorship ticket.
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