The court of appeal sitting in Kano has sacked Mohammed Abacha, son of Sani Abacha, the late head of state, as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
February 10, 2023 2:29 PM, the late head of state, as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state.and the other producing Sadiq Wali.
Wali was recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission as the governorship candidate and appeared in the commission’s final list of governorship candidates. But Abacha instituted a suit against INEC as the first defendant, Wali as the second defendant, PDP as the third, and Wada Sagagi, Kano APC chairman, as the fourth defendant.Abdullahi Liman, the presiding judge, nullified the primary that produced Wali and held that the lawful primary was the one which produced Abacha.
The judge subsequently ordered INEC to recognise Abacha as the PDP governorship candidate for Kano state. But the appellate court, on Friday, set aside the high court’s judgement and ordered that Wali should be recognised as the valid governorship candidate.Delivering the unanimous judgement, the Usman Musale-led three-man panel held that Abacha had no locus standi to challenge the primary election that produced Wali since he never participated in the exercise.
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