A Federal High Court sitting in Yola on Friday nullified the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary that produced Senator Aishatu Binani as the party’s governorship candidate for Adamawa state.
With the nullification, Nuhu Ribadu who came second during the primary and had dragged Binani, the APC, and INEC before the high court, seeking the nullification of the primary election conducted on 27th May 2022, has also lost
He sought the court’s disqualification of Senator Binani over alleged vote buying and list of illegal delegates from Lamurde local government area of the state.
Ribadu argued that the primary election witnessed over-voting as a result of fielding candidates from Lamurde council and there was no record of congress that produced delegates for the gubernatorial exercise where Senator Binani emerged as the party’s flag bearer.
However, in his judgment on Friday, Justice Abdulaziz Anka declared that there was substantial evidence of non-compliance with the party guidelines and that of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
He further declared that there will be no candidate for the APC in the state for the 2023 elections.
He however said that petitioner and defendants were free to appeal the ruling.
Meanwhile, Counsel to Nuhu Ribadu and that Senator Binani in their reactions said they would study the ruling.
