A Federal high Court in
Kano on Wednesday, January 16, voided the nomination of Shaaban Ibrahim
Sharada, the nomination of the personal assistant to President
Muhammadu Buhari
(media), as All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Kano municipal
federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Guardian reports.
The court then went ahead
to uphold Mutari Ishaq Yakasai, the former Kano municipal council chairman who
is also member of the APC, as the rightful candidate.
Mutari emerged the winner
of the 2018 primary election held in the state, yet Sharada's name was
forwarded to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the
party's flag bearer, a development which brought about Mutari suing Sharada,
APC and INEC and demanding the court to validate his candidacy for the office.
In her judgement, Justice
Saadatu Ibrahim, the presiding judge, upheld the APC result duly signed by the
party during the primary election, where Mutari emerged winner.
Meanwhile, the Birnin-Kebbi
magistrate court 4, has transferred the forgery and false impersonation suit
filled against Abubakar Garlimallam, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
governorship candidate’s running mate, and three others to Kebbi state high
court, saying it does not have jurisdiction to oversee the case.
Muhammed Ghali Abdullahi of
magistrate court 4, Birnin-Kebbi, in his judgement said that the national
electoral Act, 2010 does not give his court the jurisdiction to hear the suit
against the accused persons. However, Abdullahi ruled that the case be
transferred to the Federal High Court for hearing.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng
reported that some members of the APC in Kano on Tuesday, October 9, protested
the outcome of the Senatorial, House of Representatives and House of Assembly
primary election conducted in the state.
The aggrieved members had
called unto the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to wade in and
proffer solutions to the elections they described as illegal.
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