A Federal High Court sitting in Yola, Adamawa state has nullified the governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that produced Senator Aihatu Dahiru Binani as the governorship candidate of the party.

Justice Abdul-aziz Anka on Friday declared as null and void the election conducted on May 26, 2022 by the APC and accordingly annulled the purported victory of Binani as the winner of the election.

Justice Anka held that 51 (1 to 4) of the Electoral Act was violated seeing there was ‘overvoting’ during the May 27, 2022 declaration of the results of the APC governorship primary election in Adamawa state.

He held that 50 delegates from Lamurde Local Government Area who ought not to have voted during the primary election were allowed to vote. He held that there was no evidence that the party had conducted a Special Adhoc Delegates election there.

Ribadu had challenged the emergence of Binani in a suit filed on June 9, 2022, claiming that 1,009 delegates were accredited, contrary to the outcome which indicated that a total of 1,011 votes were cast.

The former anti-corruption boss, accordingly urged the court to nullify the election and order a fresh conduct of another governorship primary.

"It is in the interest of our nation that political parties should adhere to internal democracy rules," Justice Anka quoted a Supreme Court decision.

He accordingly declared that APC cannot field any candidate in the 2023 election.

Aishatu Binani was declared winner on May 27

ADAMAWA STATE APC GOVERNORSHIP PRIMARIES

Pharm. Wafari Theman- 21
Umar Mustapha (Otumba) - 39
Hon. Abdulrazak Namdas - 94
H.E Sen. Bindow Jibrilla- 103
Mal. Nuhu Ribadu- 288
Sen. Aishatu Dahiru Binani - 430
Invalid- 36

Cyberterror:
It's a small matter. The Court of Appeal will do the needful very soon.

Antyislam:
Even Tinubus nomination will soon be nullyfid ,

garfield1:
A big blow to incoming gov Aisha binani

seunmsg:
What’s Ribadu’s gain if APC has no candidate?

"He accordingly declared that APC cannot field any candidate in the 2023 election."

fergie001:



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fasho01:
This is the result of not following due process. What happened in Zamfara state last election has happened now in Adamawa.. When will you people ever learn

seunmsg:
What’s Ribadu’s gain if APC has no candidate in Adamawa state? The party should immediately appeal the judgement while a truce should be negotiated between Ribadu and Binani in the overall interest of the party. APC must field a candidate in Adamawa.

seunmsg:
What’s Ribadu’s gain if APC has no candidate in Adamawa state? The party should immediately appeal the judgement while a truce should be negotiated between Ribadu and Binani in the overall interest of the party. APC must field a candidate in Adamawa.

Cyberterror:
It's a small matter. The Court of Appeal will do the needful very soon.