Kogi APC guber candidate, Ahmed Ododo to know fate in fresh disqualification legal battle

<p>The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Kogi State Governorship election, Ahmed Usman Ododo is to know his fate in a fresh legal battle seeking his disqualification from the race.</p>, <p>The Court of Appeal, in Abuja on Wednesday, reserved judgment in a fresh appeal brought before it by a governorship aspirant of the APC in the state, Abubakar Achimugu against a judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja which affirmed Ahmed Ododo as the APC flagbearer for the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Kogi state.</p>, <p>A three-member panel of Justices of the appellate court, presided over by Justice Muhammed Lawal Shuaibu reserved the date for judgment in the appeal after parties adopted their written addresses.</p>, <p>The appeal was against the judgment of Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja delivered on 18th July which held that Ahmed Ododo can lawfully continue to fly the flag of the APC in the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Kogi State.</p>, <p>Justice Shuaib after taking arguments from lawyers in the matter announced the indefinite adjournment in the judgment delivery and that parties would be communicated as soon as the judgment is ready.</p>, <p>Achimugu had approached the high court with a suit seeking to disqualify Ododo from contesting the November 11 governorship election on grounds that he did not resign his employment with the Kogi State public service 30 days before contesting the governorship primary election.</p>, <p>The suit was thrown out on the ground of lacking in merit among others.</p>, <p>Not satisfied with the high court decision, Achimugu, in a Notice of Appeal filed on July 21 through his counsel, Josiah Daniel-Ebune said Justice Egwuatu erred in law and occasioned a miscarriage of justice when he held that Ododo and Salami Deedat (2nd and 3rd defendants) duly resigned their appointment.</p>, <p>The aggrieved Governorship aspirant argued that Justice Egwuatu was wrong in holding that Ododo was not caught up with the mandatory pr