A Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State, has been asked to nullify the All Progressives Congress primary election for the Ndokwa/Ukwuani Federal Constituency, held on May 16, 2026.
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The suit was filed by an aspirant, Mr. Chukwuemeke Victor, through his counsel, Mr. Evans Ufeli, challenging the primary that produced Mr. Nnamdi Ezechi as the APC candidate for the constituency.
Victor is asking the court to declare the exercise invalid on the grounds of alleged non-compliance with the Electoral Act, the 1999 Constitution and the APC Constitution.
According to the court processes, the applicant alleged that the party failed to adequately communicate its guidelines, venue and mode of primary election to aspirants and party members before the exercise.
He further claimed that the decision to adopt the direct primary mode was communicated only a few hours before the election, thereby making it difficult for aspirants to prepare adequately.
Victor also alleged that eligible aspirants were not publicly listed before the primary, membership accreditation was not properly conducted, and some Ward Returning Officers were not issued official result sheets.
He further contended that ward results were neither properly recorded nor publicly announced, while the final collation at Utagba-Uno was allegedly conducted without adequate notice.
According to the suit, “the declaration of the first respondent as winner was made without a transparent presentation of the aggregated results from the various wards.”
Maintaining that the alleged irregularities substantially affected his participation in the primary, Victor urged the court to order the APC to conduct a fresh primary election in accordance with the Electoral Act, the party’s constitution and its guidelines.
He also asked the court to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission from recognising any candidate who emerged from the disputed primary pending the determination of the suit.
The applicant is equally seeking ₦500 million as costs against the second respondent, Mr. Ossai Ossai.
However, the respondents urged the court to dismiss the suit, insisting that the primary election was conducted in substantial compliance with the Electoral Act and APC guidelines.
In his counter-affidavit, Ezechi stated that he polled 20,097 votes to emerge winner, while Ossai secured 923 votes and Victor scored 121 votes.
The respondents also relied on an INEC monitoring report, which they said confirmed that the collation of results at Utagba-Uno Community Town Hall was peaceful, orderly and hitch-free.
They further argued that Victor failed to exhaust the APC’s internal dispute-resolution mechanism before filing the suit and had not produced sufficient evidence to support his allegations.
The respondents therefore urged the court to dismiss the suit, contending that the action is incompetent and lacks merit.
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Authored by Ben Ijeoma Adigwe Esq., ACIarb (UK), LL.M, Dip. in Artificial Intelligence, Director at the Delta State Ministry of Justice, Asaba, Nigeria.
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