A leading politician and aspirant seeking to represent Delta North Senatorial District under the platform of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), *Mr. Anthony
Onochie Ochei* has petitioned the NNPP Electoral Appeal Panel for Delta state, to declare him the actual winner of party’s primary election which held on May 28, 2022 at NNPP Secretariat in Asaba, Delta.
A petition entitled, Compliant of Procedural Irregularities and Non-Compliance with our Party Constitution/Guidelines as Well as Reckless Display of AntiParty Activities by Dr. (Mrs.) Mariam Amodu Ali in the Recently Conducted NNPP Delta North Senatorial District Primary Election – A Demand for Justice to Redress the Sham and Chrade dated May 30, 2022, by Upper Chambers Law Firm, Abuja signed by Otojah Jarius Ede Esq., addressed to the Chairman, Election Panel, NNPP Delta State and copied to National Leader, National Chairman, and Delta State Chairman respectively.
The petition reads inter alia: “We are solicitors to Messrs: Ochei Anthony Onochie, a Chartered Accountant, Chartered Tax Practitioners, Professional Forensic Accountant and a politician, herein referred to as our client.” “Our client is a bona fide, member of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and one of the candidates aspiring for the office of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under NNPP, to represent the good people of Delta North Senatorial District in Delta state.”
“Our client contested in the just concluded NNPP Primary Election that held on Saturday, 28th May 2022 at the Party Secretariat in Asaba, Delta state where he
contested with Dr. (Mrs.) Mariam Amodu Ali.”
The petition to the NNPP panel argued that the Primary Election was flawed on the following counts: Procedural irregularities that included, inflation of number votes of 150 accredited “delegates” announced before voting turned to 164
votes counted and announced after voting.
Secondly, non-accreditation of
“delegates” without proper validation of with party membership.
Thirdly, Anti-party activities as contained in Article 7(3) of NNPP Constitution that no member shall belong to more than one political party. “Membership of the Party the shall be open to every Nigerian irrespective of place of origin or ethnic
background….” (3) “The person shall not be a member of any other political party association….”
The petitioner adduced, “As at the time of this exercise and till now, his opponent, Dr. Mrs. Mariam Amodu Ali is still a card carrying member of the APC in Ward 6, Oshimili South Local Government Area of Delta state.”
“Mrs. Ali did not resign nor denounce her membership of the APC orally or formally, the very reason you will notice that she never made any public appearance or comments to identify with the NNPP either in print, electronic or social media as she did loudly and elaborately when she joined the APC in November 2017.”, the petition noted.
Mr. Ochei prayed the NNPP panel to declare him as the dully elected candidate of NNPP for Delta North Senatorial District, being the only qualified candidate that contested for the seat in the said Primary Election without delay as his opponent was not qualified to vie for the seat as she stands disqualified ab initio under the extant laws regulating elections in Nigeria as contained in the 1999 Constitution as Amended; the Electoral Act 2022, and the NNPP Constitution.
The recent primary of NNPP held at the party’s Secretariat in Asaba, Delta by officials of party and was observed by the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that declared Dr. (Mrs.) Mariam Amodu Ali, wife of the former PDP Chairman, which has continuously attracted huge protests from NNPP members in in Delta North Senatorial zone, Delta state in particular and the entire nation.
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