A Federal High Court in Kaduna has affirmed Senator Uba Sani as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2023 general elections in Kaduna State.
An aspirant of the APC, Sani Sha’aban, had challenged the candidacy of Sani, who is also the incumbent senator representing Kaduna Central, alleging irregularities in the conduct of the primary election held in May.
However, the presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Garba Umar, while delivering the judgement in Kaduna on Friday, dismissed the suit seeking to disqualify Sani, declaring that the court lacked the jurisdiction to do so.
Consequently, Justice Umar struck out the suit for contravention of the provision of the National Judicial Council policy direction.
Reacting, counsel to Sha’aban, John Mshelia said he would approach his client and then get directives on whether or not to appeal the case
Meanwhile, the Director-General of the Kaduna APC State Campaign Council, Prof Muhammad Sani Bello, described the judgement as “a hallmark of justice.”
“It is a thorough and timely intervention in the nation’s quest to deepen democracy, minimise intra-party divisions and entrench the rule of law. We congratulate Malam Sani Mahmood Sha’aban for resorting to the justice system in his quest to right perceived wrongdoings. Sha’aban challenged the method used in the primary election that produced Uba Sani as the party’s flag bearer in the state. This is the mark of a true democrat.
“Now that the allegations of discrepancies and fraud said to have characterised the conduct of the primary election of the party in the state have been dismissed, the APC can comfortably carry on with the campaign to win the hearts and minds of the electorate.”
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