The court held that the APC deputy governorship aspirant, Ganiyu Abudu, presented false information to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in his Form EC9 to enable him to contest the September 19, 2020 governorship election in Edo State.
The plaintiff had argued that the defendant presented false information to INEC in the form EC9 affidavit in support of personal particulars submitted to the commission for the purpose of contesting election into the office of deputy governor for Edo State.
The plaintiff prayed the court to annul the candidacy of Osagie Ize-Iyamu as the APC candidate for governor on account of running with an unqualified candidate for deputy governor.