The Federal High Court sitting in Gusau, Zamfara
State capital Friday invalidates the governorship primary election in the State
that produced Dauda Lawan for 2023 election. No doubt, this has raised palpable
fear in the fold of People Democratic party (PDP) in the State.
The judge, Justice Aminu Bappa d
uring resumed court
sitting ordered that the party should conduct fresh governorship primaries in
the state.
The three aspirants, who are plaintiffs in the suit,
Mr. Shehu Baukaye, Wadat Madawaki and Hafiz Muhammad pulled out few minutes to
the commencement of the exercise over alleged irregularities.
The election was conducted by a committee which was
sent from the PDP National Headquarters Abuja, led by Adamu Maina-Waziri.
The defendants are the PDP, Maina-Waziri, Col. Bala
Mande (rtd); Zamfara PDP Chairman, Lawal-Dare, the PDP governorship candidate,
and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Trial Judge, Bappa-Aliyu said that the court has
granted all the prayers of the plaintiffs looking at the merit of the suit.
The 109 page judgement will be presented to the
counsels of both parties according to the judge.
Addressing journalists at the court premises after
the ruling, the counsel to the plaintiffs Ibrahim Mani, said the court had
nullified the election of Dauda Lawan Dare as the PDP candidate based on the
prayers they had submitted before the court.
According to him, “part of our prayers, we urged the
court to nullify the primary elections because of series of irregularities and
we are happy that our prayers were granted.”
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