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Benue PDP Insists Candidate Aondoakaa Eligible for 2027 Governorship Race
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Benue PDP Insists Candidate Aondoakaa Eligible for 2027 Governorship Race

From Vanguard · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue state has dismissed claims that its governorship candidate, Michael Aondoakaa, is disqualified from the 2027 election.
  • The party asserts that Aondoakaa meets all constitutional requirements and has never been convicted of any offense.
  • PDP argues that any legal challenge to his nomination is time-barred and politically motivated.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue state has vehemently refuted claims that its candidate for the 2027 governorship election, Chief Michael Aondoakaa (SAN), is constitutionally ineligible to contest. The party dismissed the allegations as false, misleading, and a politically motivated attempt to undermine Aondoakaa's growing support.

false, misleading and politically motivated.

— Bright AntyoDescribing the claims of Aondoakaa's disqualification.

According to the PDP's State Publicity Secretary, Bright Antyo, Aondoakaa is fully qualified under Nigeria's 1999 Constitution. Antyo stressed that no court has convicted the former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice of any crime that would bar him from seeking elective office. He further noted that Aondoakaa has never been arraigned on criminal charges or indicted by any administrative panel since leaving his federal position in 2010.

remains fully qualified under the provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) to contest the governorship election

— Bright AntyoAffirming Aondoakaa's eligibility.

The PDP highlighted that Aondoakaa previously ran in the 2015 PDP governorship primary and the 2022 APC governorship primary without his eligibility being questioned. The party cited Section 285(14)(9) of the Constitution, which mandates a 14-day window for pre-election suits, arguing that any current challenge is therefore statute-barred. The PDP emphasized that the 2027 election will be decided by voters, not by "skewed social media propaganda or wishful legal theories."

simply no legal basis

— Bright AntyoRegarding the current claims questioning Aondoakaa's eligibility.
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Originally published by Vanguard in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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