A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar has declared Sen. Prince Bassey Otu the authentic APC gubernatorial candidate in Cross River State.
Sen. Owan Enoh had in a suit approached the court seeking to disqualify Senator Bassey Otu as the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu made the declaration while delivering judgment in a suit filed by Sen. Owan Enoh seeking to disqualify Senator Bassey Otu as the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Justice Ojukwu ruled “that a candidate contesting for the position of governor must be a Nigerian, meet the stipulated age requirement and have basic qualification according to the constitution.
The judge held that the matter of determination of gubernatorial candidate of a political party is and still remains the right of a political party.
