The coast is now clear for the swearing in of the only Governor elect on the ticket of the Labour Party, (LP) Alex Otti as the Court of Appeal, Kano division, stayed and suspended the order granted by the federal high court, which nullified the election of the Labour Party in the 36 states due to the late submission of the list of candidates to INEC.
Citing non compliance with electoral act, the Federal High Court sitting in Kano, presided over by Justice M N Yunusa had nullified the candidature of the Abia State Governor-elect Dr Alex Otti.
The Court also disqualified all the candidates of the Labour Party, (LP) in Abia and Kano States during last general elections.
The Court ruled that their emergence was not in compliance with the provisions of the 2022 electoral act.
The Court in Suit No FHC/KN/CS/107/2023 filed by Mr Ibrahim Haruna Ibrahim against the Labour Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), ruled that the failure of the Labour Party to submit its membership register to the INEC within 30 days before their primaries renders the process invalid.
Otti had filed an appeal at the Kano division of the appellate court as an interested party although he was not a party to the suit at the trial court.
A 3-member panel lead by Justice Mbaba granted the order pending the hearing and determination of the motion.
The Court also ordered Mr Otti to sign an undertaken to pay the sum of N2 million if the notice of appeal is not duly served at the Federal High Court.
 Alex Otti as the Court of Appeal, Kano division, stayed and suspended the order granted by the federal high court, which nullified the election of the Labour Party in the 36 states due to the late submission of the list of candidates to INEC.){kind=link}