Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has sought the consent of the Federal High Court Yola, to nullify the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election conducted on Thursday, May 26, 2022, in the state capital, Yola that brought in Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed (Binani)as the party standard-bearer in the 2023 General Election.
Ribadu has in a suit which has the APC, the party’s governorship candidate, Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed (Binani) and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as 1st, 2nd, 3rd defendants, asked the Court to restrict the 1st defendant from presenting the 2nd defendant as its governorship candidate.
However, the Presiding Judge, Justice Abdulaziz Anka said the Court could not go ahead with the hearing as earlier scheduled as the plaintiff, (Ribadu) in the case had failed to comply with the Court procedure for proper notification of the defendants.
Justice Anka demanded that Senator Ahmed, a second defendant must be properly served the writ of summons, or else the case will not be mentioned for hearing.
The Presiding Judge stated that for fairness and justice, Senator Ahmed deserves to be aware of the application filed against her in the Court because the plaintiff is seeking an interlocutory injunction
In his motion before the court, the plaintiff is seeking a declaration that the primary election conducted by the 1st defendant for the governorship of Adamawa State on the 26th May 2022 was vitiated by overvoting. Therefore the 2nd defendant did not score the majority votes cast during the said election.
Written by Adekunle Biodun