Elisha Abbo: APC Senator Reacts to Court Verdict Disqualifying Him from 2023 Polls
- The APC senator representing Adamawa north senatorial district, Elisha Ishaku Abbo, has revealed his next action after he was disqualified from the coming polls
- Abbo on Wednesday, January 11, stated that he will appeal the ruling made against him at the Court of Appeal
- The APC senator added that those who expelled him from the party are not local government executives, meaning they lack the power to do so
Senator Elisha Ishaku Abbo representing Adamawa north senatorial district has decided to appeal a court judgment disqualifying him from contesting the senatorial seat in the 2023 general elections on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The APC lawmaker on Wednesday, January 11, made his decision known while responding to the ruling at the state high court 3 presided over by Justice Danladi Mohammed.
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During an exclusive interview with Channels TV on Wednesday, Abbo referred to the court ruling as cash and carry verdict.
Insisting that he will appeal the ruling in the Court of Appeal, the lawmaker faulted the entire process by stating that those who expelled him from the party are not local government party executives and as such, lack the jurisdiction to take the action.
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According to the APC's constitution, only the ward executive has the right to punish any erring member of the party and not the local government.
Even more, Abbo, during the interview, disclosed that Justice Mohammed had once issued a restraining order on the local government executives from parading themselves as holders of the offices.
Court sacks Abbo as APC candidate in 2023 election
A Yola high court had reportedly sacked Senator Ishaku Abbo as the APC senatorial candidate for Adamawa North senatorial zone for the forthcoming 2023 general election.
The court sacked Senator Abbo on the ground that he was expelled from the party by his ward in the Mubi North local government area of Adamawa.
In a ruling on Tuesday, January 10, Justice Mohammed Danladi held that the senator and the APC are bound by the resolution of the party's chapter's executive in the Mubi North local government area which expelled him from the party.
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