Senate Seat: Court Dismisses Suit Challenging Nomination Of PDP Candidate

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Senate Seat: Court Dismisses Suit Challenging Nomination Of PDP Candidate
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By Kunle Olasanmi, Abuja Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday dismissed a suit challenging the nomination of Alhaji Mohamm

Following, his withdrawal, the party then conducted a fresh primary on July 15, 2022 which then produced Kumaila as candidate of the party for the said senatorial election.The PDP accordingly submitted the name of Muhammed kumaila to INEC, which the electoral umpire in turn published as candidate of the PDP for the Borno Central Senatorial election.

But in his suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1240/2022, plaintiff alleged that contrary to the position of the defendants he did not witdraw from the senatorial poll, adding that the letter of withdrawal including his signature was forged.He therefore asked the court to set aside the said letter of withdrawal, sack kumaila as candidate of the PDP and declare him the authentic candidate of the party in the said poll.

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