Following the court ruling yesterday on the case filed by Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the All Progressive Congress (APC) won’t be fielding a gubernatorial candidate for the 2023 governorship election in Adamawa State.
The Federal High Court in Yola, Adamawa State, Friday, nullified the candidature of Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed (Binani) as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the state.
In his ruling, Justice Abdulaaziz Anka, quashed the plea for a fresh primary, holding that the APC, by the court judgment, had no candidate for the 2023 governorship election.
The judge held that the Adamawa APC governorship primary, conducted on May 26, 2022, was not compliant with the 2022 Electoral Act, the nation’s constitution, and the party guidelines, affirming that the nomination of Sen. Aishatu Ahmed, popularly known as Binani, was in clear contravention of Section 85 of the Electoral Act, because there was “manifest over voting.”