The appellate court held that the party failed to conduct a valid primary election in the 11 local government areas of the state on 27 May 2022.
to conduct a fresh governorship primary election in 11 out of the 23 local council areas of the state.
But with the Court of Appeal’s judgement, it implies that the APC is yet to have a governorship candidate in Benue State. The 11 councils where the court ordered fresh primary election to be held are: Gboko, Gwer-East, Gwer-West, Guma, Katsina, Logo, Makurdi, Otukpo, Ukum, Tarka and Vandeikya. In another suit filed by Barnabas Gemade, a former senator, the Court of Appeal upheld the verdict of the Federal High Court, Makurdi, which earlier dismissed the suit against Mr Alia for being statute-barred.
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