Court Nullifies PDP Governorship Primary In Powerful Northern State

• The PDP primary in Zamfara state has been nullified by a federal high court sitting in Gusau, the state capital
• The federal high court also stopped the opposition from fielding any candidate in the 2023 governorship election in the state
• In September, the court nullified the PDP primary that produced Dauda Lawal-Dare and ordered a rerun in which Lawal-Dare still emerged as the winner

Gusau, Zamfara - The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been stopped from fielding a governorship candidate in the 2023 governorship election in Zamfara state.

A federal high court in Gusau, the state capital, on Tuesday, November 8, nullified the governorship primary of the umbrella party, Channels Television reported.

This will be the second time the PDP governorship primary that produced Dauda Lawal-Dare was nullified in Zamfara state.

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Justice Aminu Bappa, in his ruling on Tuesday, stopped the party from fielding any candidate to contest the governorship election in the state in 2023

The court had previously cancelled the umbrella party's primary in the state after Ibrahim Shehu, and two other aspirants in the election challenged the credibility of the primary that produced Lawal-Dare.

The court in September ordered a rerun in which Lawal-Dare still emerged as the party's candidate.

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The June primary had produced Lawal Adamu, a strong ally of the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, as the party's candidate for the senatorial district.

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But Justice Garba Umar stated that all the complaints by the plaintiff, Usman Ibrahim, are substantial and, therefore, ordered the court to conduct a fresh primary within 14 days.

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The sacking of Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi state and his deputy has been reversed by an appeal court sitting in Abuja.

Justice Haruna Tsanami-led 3-man panel said that there is no punishment in the Nigeria constitution for governors and their deputies who decamped to another political party.

Governor Umahi and his deputy were sacked by a federal high court on March 8 for leaving the PDP and joining the APC.

Source: Legit.ng