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Court Nullifies Pdp Guber Primaries In Zamfara State by garfield1: 1:10am On Sep 17, 2022 |
Federal High Court sitting in Gusau, the Zamfara State Capital has nullified the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship primary election that produced Dauda Lawal as the State Governorship Candidate of the party ahead of the 2023 general election. In a judgment summarily delivered by Justice Aminu Bappa, the court granted all the prayers by the plaintiff which is to nullify the primary election that produced Dauda Lawal and ordered fresh primary election in line with the constitution of PDP and guidelines of the party He said “The court has granted the prayers submitted in this honorable court by the plaintiffs and hereby ruled in their favour”. “The 109-page judgement will be presented to the counsels of both the plaintiffs and the dependants”. PDP Governorship Primary which held in Zamfara State on May 25, produced Dr Dauda Lawal-Dare, as the party’s governorship candidate for the 2023 general polls. The primary election was conducted by the committee sent from the PDP National Headquarters Abuja, led by Adamu Maina-Waziri. Following the conclusion of the primary election, Mr Ibrahim Shehu-Gusau and two other PDP governorship aspirants, sought the nullification of the party’s poll over alleged irregularities and noncompliance with the constitution of the PDP. The defendants in the case are Dauda Lawal (PDP governorship candidate), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Chairman of Zamfara PDP Governorship Primary Election Committee, Adamu Maina-Waziri and the Chairman of Zamfara State PDP, retired Col. Bala Mande Speaking to journalists after the judgment, counsel to all the Plaintiffs, Ibrahim Mani said the court started by resolving the preliminary objection raised by the defendants on whether the court has the jurisdiction to entertain the case, which the court held that it has jurisdiction as the matter is pre-election matter “The court resolved the preliminary objection that were raised by the defendants and the court held that it has jurisdiction to entertain the matter because it was purely pre-election matter as we contemplated in our claim, therefore the court proceeded to look at the merit of the matter and decided the case in favour of the plaintiffs,” Mani explained He added that “The prayers are, that the primary election that was allegedly conducted by the committee of Adamu Maina-Waziri should be nullified by the honourable court and order was given by the court to re conduct another primary election inline with the constitution of PDP and guidelines of the party” Reacting to the judgment, counsel to the 1st and 4th defendants, Bashir Abubakar said the party will look into the judgment and appeal it. “The judgment was in the favour of the plaintiffs but we are going to look at the judgment, the record and everything to see the next line of action and I believe we are going to appeal... https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.channelstv.com/2022/09/16/court-nullifies-zamfara-pdp-governorship-primary-election/amp/&ved=2ahUKEwil3sHAwpr6AhWLraQKHVS5AdgQr_oDKAB6BAgFEAE&usg=AOvVaw3ZpwNfG60o0OCLnBVhyepS Mynd44 Kwanza Fergie001 Lalasticlala Nplfmod Agboriotejoye Majole Silver tongue Aiel123 Norwichsailor Quotasystem Kyase Omenka Legendhero Ejimatic Satanically Trinitycian Truthisunique2 |
Re: Court Nullifies Pdp Guber Primaries In Zamfara State by garfield1: 1:10am On Sep 17, 2022 |
Another blow to pdp...tinubu will get bloc votes from zamfara 1 Like |
Re: Court Nullifies Pdp Guber Primaries In Zamfara State by garfield1: 1:12am On Sep 17, 2022 |
The judge erred.since pdp did not conduct a valid primary and the timeline to conduct primaries have lapsed,they are out of the race |
Re: Court Nullifies Pdp Guber Primaries In Zamfara State by Aiel123: 1:16am On Sep 17, 2022 |
garfield1:Seen already. PDP will appeal the judgment. |
Re: Court Nullifies Pdp Guber Primaries In Zamfara State by garfield1: 1:17am On Sep 17, 2022 |
Aiel123: Appealing it will worsen the case.I followed the primaries and knew it will be nullified 1 Like |
Re: Court Nullifies Pdp Guber Primaries In Zamfara State by Totilopussylick(m): 1:22am On Sep 17, 2022 |
garfield1: You knew it was going to be nullified And you kept silent Some people get mind |
Re: Court Nullifies Pdp Guber Primaries In Zamfara State by frank14011991(m): 1:22am On Sep 17, 2022 |
Even if he is allowed to contest,the possibility of winning is very slim,ZAMFARA has always been an APC state right from the days of anpp, with abdulaziz yari,kabiru marafa being on the ballot,its 80% for jagaban 2 Likes |
Re: Court Nullifies Pdp Guber Primaries In Zamfara State by garfield1: 1:24am On Sep 17, 2022 |
Totilopussylick: Hmm |
Re: Court Nullifies Pdp Guber Primaries In Zamfara State by garfield1: 1:24am On Sep 17, 2022 |
frank14011991: What of yerima and sahabi yau |
Re: Court Nullifies Pdp Guber Primaries In Zamfara State by garfield1: 10:54am On Sep 17, 2022 |
Zamfara presidential results Apc 500,000 Pdp 150,000 Nnpp 150,000 Labour 12000 |
Re: Court Nullifies Pdp Guber Primaries In Zamfara State by Mynd44: 6:15am On Sep 19, 2022 |
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