Appeal Court declares Binani APC Governorship candidate In Adamawa

The Appeal Court sitting in Yola, Adamawa State, on Thursday declared Sen. Aishatu Binani as governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
The appeal court presided over by Justices Tani Hassan, Mistura Bolaji-Yusuf, and James Abundaga, set aside the judgment of a Federal High Court which nullified the governorship primary and declared that APC has no candidate for the 2023 governorship election.
The justices ordered that the name of Binani be submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the APC flag bearer for the election
A Federal High court sitting in Yola had on October 14,annulled the governorship primary won by Binani, declaring that the party had no candidate for the forthcoming governorship elections.
The case was filed by Malam Nuhu Ribadu, a governorship aspirant, challenging the APC governorship primary over allegations irregularities, demanding fresh primaries.
Binani had scored 430 votes to defeat her closest opponent, Ribadu, who polled 288 votes in the election.
The Federal High Court, in the judgement by Justice Abdulaaziz Anka, held that the APC governorship primary election held on May 26, was marred with irregularities such as over voting, and noncompliance with the 2022 Electoral Act and the party’s constitution
Anka ordered Binani to stop parading herself as the party’s candidate for the 2023 governorship election.
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