BY DAUD  OLATUNJI, Abeokuta
Two members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State have asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta to disqualify the party’s candidate for the Ogun East Senatorial District , Prince Buruji Kashamu from contesting in the March 28 presidential and National Assembly elections.

The PDP members, Dele Ajayi from Ward 08 in Ijebu North Local Government Area and Saula Adeniji Wasiu of Ward 003, Sagamu Local Government Area of the state asked the court that Kashamu should be disqualified from contesting the elections by virtue of the provisions of Section 66 (1) (c) of the 1999 constitution, having been charged and/or convicted of an offence involving drug trafficking and fraud.

They are praying the court for an order of interlocutory injunction restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission from recognizing Kashamu as the candidate of the PDP for the Ogun East Senatorial District in the forthcoming National Assembly elections.

In the suit numbered FCH/AB/CS/19/2015,the two applicants are also praying the court for a second order of interlocutory injunction restraining Kashamu from contesting as the candidate of the PDP for the Ogun East Senatorial District or in any future elections organized by INEC.

The motion on notice dated February 23 and obtained by our correspondent in Abeokuta yesterday, is supported by a 15-paragraph affidavit deposed to by one of the applicants, Ajayi.

They also prayed the court to disqualify Kashamu from any other future elections to be conducted by INEC, joined as the third respondent in the suit pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.

In the originating summons dated February 23, obtained by our correspondent, the two applicants in their claims are seeking a declaration by the court that Kashamu “is not qualified for nomination to contest election as candidate of the 2nd Respondent or any registered political party in Nigeria and not eligible to participate in the March 28, 2015 National Assembly Election or any future elections conducted by the 3rd Respondent”.

In their prayers, they claimed that having been convicted of an offence involving dishonesty, Kashamu is not qualified for nomination as the candidate of the PDP or any other party and not eligible to participate in the March 28 election.