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Chief David Sabo Kente
By Uhuru Samuel, Jalingo
A Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo on Thursday fixed July 14 for hearing in the suit filed by Chief David Sabo Kente, one of the governorship aspirants in the All Progressives Congress primaries challenging the none conduct of the primary by the party in Taraba State.
In the suit, Chief Kente prayed the court to restrain the INEC from receiving the name of the second defendant, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress for Taraba state.
Similarly, the plaintiff also urged the court to restrain APC from submitting Bwacha’s name to INEC as the candidate of the party. In addition, the plaintiff Chief Kente is urging the court to restrain Senator Bwacha from parading himself as the candidate of the party.
Meanwhile, the trial judge, Justice Simon Amobeda who had earlier granted that the three defendants be served through substituted service ordered that the service be served on the counsel to the second defendant, Senator Bwacha in court and adjourned the case to July 14 for hearing.
The counsel to the plaintiff, Chief Offiong Offiong (SAN) who spoke to journalists at the court said his client, Chief Kente was in court to challenge the none conduct of the last APC governorship primaries in Taraba state, adding that the purported governorship primary was never conducted.
“We are here to prove to the whole world that strictly by the provisions of the electoral act as amended that the said primary election was completely at viarence with the relevant provisions of the electoral act” he said.
He said his is optimistic that his client would get justice at the end.
Also, the counsel to Senator Bwacha, Dr Ibrahim Effiong said he was satisfied with the proceedings of the court, adding he was prepared to go ahead with the case.
Apex News Exclusive reports that counsels to INEC and the All Progressives Congress were absent in court
