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Circumstances under which a fresh primary election is permissible

Importance of the monitoring of primary elections by INEC

The importance of the INEC report on primary elections of political parties

The position of the law on the committee of a political party that has the power to conduct primary elections

The principle that a party challenging a primary election must establish that he took part in the election

The role of INEC in monitoring the primary elections of political parties

The rule that at the end of voting in a primary election for the position of a candidate for the relevant election, the aspirant with the highest number of votes shall be declared the winner

The rule that once a candidate emerges with the highest number of votes cast at the Primary Election of a Political Party and his name is duly submitted as such, he becomes the duly elected candidate of that Party

Whether a person can challenge the conduct of his party's primaries

Whether a person who won the primary election can cease to be the candidate of a political party in the absence of death or withdrawal

Whether a plaintiff who did not take part in the primary election organised by a political party can file a complaint against the election

Whether a political party can exercise discretion in respect of a matter where a candidate has already been elected and declared the winner of the primary election

Whether a political party which failed to comply with the law in the conduct of primary elections can be ordered to conduct a fresh one

Whether the duty of conducting primary election to select a party’s candidate is that of National Executive Committee or National Working Committee of the party

Whether the issue of non-level playing ground will avail a party where the political party adopted indirect primaries

Whether the issue of parallel primary elections is justiciable

Whether the State Executive Committee of a political party has the vires to conduct party primaries

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