APC LG Aspirant Drags DSIEC To Court

By Michael Oladapo

A chairmanship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Izu Iloba-Agafiena, has dragged the Delta State Inde­pendent Electoral Commis­sion (DSIEC) before the High Court in Asaba.

This follows the refusal of DSIEC to present the plantiff as the chairmanship candi­date of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Aniocha­ South Local Government Area of the state.

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It would be recalled that APC in Aniocha-South had unanimously endorsed and presented IIoba-Agafiena as the flag-bearer of the party in the March 6, 2021, council election.

Iloba-Agafiena prayed the court to grant an order restraining the commission from screening or recognising a candidate presented by the APC in the local government elections.

The complainant also re­quested for a restraining order against one Felix Ilomechine, who was allegedly used as substitute for Iloba-Agafiena by the APC, from parading himself as candidate of the party, pending the determi­nation of the pre-election suit.