PDP Drags Kashamu To Court For Drug Trafficking

Two PDP members in Ogun state dragged the senatorial candidate for the Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu before the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking his disqualification in the March 28 elections. 


PUNCH reports below:
“They are asking the court for an order of interlocutory injunction restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission from recognising Kashamu as the candidate of the PDP for Ogun East Senatorial District in the forthcoming National Assembly elections.

In the suit numbered FCH/AB/CS/19/2015, they are also asking the court “to disqualify Kashamu from any other future elections to be conducted by INEC, joined as the third respondent in the suit, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.”

Ajayi and Wasiu also prayed the court for a second order of interlocutory injunction restraining Kashamu from contesting as the candidate of the PDP for Ogun East Senatorial District or in any future elections organised by INEC.

The motion on notice dated February 23 and a copy of which was obtained by our correspondent in Abeokuta on Thursday, was supported by a 15-paragraph affidavit deposed to by one of the applicants, Ajayi.

Also, in the originating summons dated February 23, the two applicants in their claims were seeking a declaration of the court that Kashamu “is not qualified for nomination to contest election as candidate of the 2nd Respondent or any registered political party in Nigeria and not eligible to participate in the March 28, 2015 National Assembly Election or any future elections conducted by the 3rd Respondent.”

They claimed that Kashamu should be disqualified from contesting the elections “by virtue of the provisions of Section 66 (1) (c) of the 1999 Constitution, having been charged and/or convicted of an offence involving drug trafficking and fraud.”