Court upholds election of pharmacists union in Kwara

By Afusat Agunbiade

A Kwara High Court has upheld the 2023 election of Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), Kwara branch.

In his Judgement, Justice M. Abdulgafar said the election that returned Mrs Munirat Bello as the Chairman of the State Executive Council was conducted according to the guidelines of the association.

The judge, therefore, ordered Upper Area Court to quash in its entirety, the suit before it, filed on Dec 6, 2023 by a chairmanship candidate in the election, against the association.

In addition, a cost of N50,000 was granted to the respondent against the plaintiff and payable to the association.

Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday shortly after the judgement the Chairman of the ACPN, Pharm. Bello, said that “I feel delighted and excited that justice has been served at last because it has to do with our constitution and we look up to court for justice and this what has been served this morning”.

She said that the appilant was disqualified during the association election because he did not meet up with the guidelines of contesting.

She added that one of the guidelines of their constitution was that contestants for the position of the chairman must have served the society in any capacity and Oni has not serve the society in any capacity which make the screening committee disqualified him.

Efforts to speak with Oni, however, proved abortive as he declined to react.

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