8th October, 2026 On Thursday, the Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti struck out a suit alleging public service rule violation, filed by Bayo Bablotin against Engr. Toyin Okoro, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Ekiti South Federal Constituency 1 House of Representatives seat in the forthcoming January 2027 election. In his judgment on the suit (Suit No: FHC/AD/CS/19/2026) filed by the plaintiff, Hon. Justice Babs O. Kuewumi ruled that the claimant lacked the locus standi to institute the said suit against Engr. Toyin Okoro, further asserting that it was audacious for Bablotin to attempt to challenge an APC primary in which he was not a participant. Reacting to the judgment, Dr. Femi Ogunlade Esq, lead counsel to the defendant and 1st respondent, stated that the court had delivered judgment in favour of the 1st defendant, dismissing the suit and affirming that only an aspirant can contest the conduct and validity of a primary election, not an i...