The Appeal Court, Yola Division in Adamawa State, has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately publish the name of Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani as Adamawa All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate.
The Court gave the order on Thursday after setting aside the ruling of a Federal High Court, Yola, which earlier had nullified the candidature of Senator Binani as the APC governorship candidate in Adamawa State for the 2023 elections.
A three-man Panel of Justices comprising Tani Yusuf Hassan, M.O. Bolaji and James Abodego, delivered the judgement after the lower Court had earlier nullified the governorship primary election in the state that produced Binani.
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A governorship aspirant, Nuhu Ribadu, had approached the lower court to seek the nullification of the exercise over alleged irregularities, in which the court ruled in his favour on October 14, 2022.
Mr Tomison Olugunorash, Counsel to Binani, said he appreciated the wisdom of the Justices for appreciating issues raised by appellant in the earlier judgement by the High Court.
This, he said, had elevated litigants in the judiciary.
“We are hopeful, Binani would reap the benefits of her nominations,” he said.
Barrister, Alhassan Sani, Counsel to Ribadu could not speak on the judgement when asked to comment on the development.
Ribadu had asked the Court to disqualify Binani and declare him the APC governorship candidate in the State.
