The Vice Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kashim Shettima, has been petitioned by a civil society group, the Center for Reform and Public Advocacy, with the latter demanding his arrest and prosecution over an alleged double nomination for the 2023 elections.
Shettima's choice by APC presidential flag bearer Bola Tinubu has attracted criticisms from many who continue to voice their discontent over the Muslim-Muslim ticket adopted by the ruling party.
It is being alleged that Shettima was nominated twice by APC for two different constituencies at the same time in gross breach of the Electoral Act 2022.
The petition says that he signed both the INEC form EC9 on oath as the APC candidate for Borno Central Senatorial District of Borno State for the 2023 general elections and at the same time sign another INEC form EC9 as Vice Presidential candidate of the APC, an action believed to have contravened the law.
Per the petition, the signing of the two nomination forms for the different constituencies constitutes a breach of sections 115(d) and (k) of the Electoral Act 2022 and attracts two years imprisonment by a court upon conviction.
The group says that Shettima should be apprehended and tried as stipulated by the law.
“That the All Progressives Congress, APC, in compliance with section 29 of the Electoral Act, 2022, submitted the name of Senator Kashim Shetima to the Independent National Electoral Commission as its candidate for Borno Central Senatorial District of Borno State for the 2023 general election.
“That Senator Kashim Shetima signed INEC EC9 form on oath which is his nomination form as the candidate of the APC for Borno Central Senatorial District of Borno State for the 2023 general election.
“That INEC in compliance with section 29 of the Electoral Act 2022 on June 24, 2022, published the name of Senator Kashim Shetima as the APC candidate for Borno Central Senatorial District of Borno State for the 2023 general election.
“That after the said publication of Senator Kashim Shetima, the APC on July 15, 2022, submitted the name of Senator Kashim Shetima to INEC as its Vice Presidential Candidate for the 2023 Presidential election.
“That Senator Kashim Shetima also signed the INEC EC9 form on oath which is his nomination form as Vice Presidential Candidate of the APC for the 2023 presidential election.
“That Borno Central Senatorial District of Borno State and the Vice Presidential position are two different constituencies. pp
“That section 115 (1) (d) provides: a person who signs a nomination paper or result form as a candidate in more than one constituency at the same election commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a maximum term of imprisonment for two years.
“That section 115(1) (k) provides; a person who signs a nomination paper consenting to be a candidate at an election knowing that he or she is ineligible to be a candidate at that election commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a maximum term of imprisonment for two years.
“That Senator Kashim Shetima having signed two nomination papers of two different constituencies violates section 115 (1) (d)(k) of the Electoral Act 2022.
“On the strength of the foregoing, having established a prima facie criminal cases against Senator Kashim Shetima, we, therefore, most respectfully, demand arrest and criminal prosecution of Senator Kashim Shetima for contravening section 115 (1) (d) (k) of the Electoral Act 2022.”
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