ABBA BELLO MOHAMMED, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgement): Before the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, the Appellants (as Plaintiffs) instituted Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/626/2024 against the Respondents (as Defendants) vide an Originating Summons dated the 10th of May, 2024 wherein they sought for the following declaratory reliefs:
A declaration that the action of the 2nd Defendant in unilaterally and undemocratically hand picking a governorship aspirant for Action Alliance, in respect of the Ondo State Governorship Election (and in imposing same on the Plaintiffs), without carrying along the National Executive Committee (NEC) of Action Alliance, that was duly elected at the Action Alliance National Elective Convention, held on the 7th of October, 2023, violates the Constitution of Action Alliance, the Electoral Act, 2022 and the 1999 Nigerian Constitution as amended. It is therefore null and void.
A declaration that the Executive that produced the 4th Defendant as the alleged flag bea…