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By Joseph Adahnu, Yola
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Adamawa State chapter says it rejects totally the verdict by the Federal High Court judgement barring it’s governorship candidate Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed Binai from contesting the coming 2023 general election.
During a full house meeting of the state Executive and local govt chapters at a press conference said it rejected the courts nulification of its primary and said it has concluded plans to approach the appellate to to reverse the lower four judgment.
They will appeal the judgement in order to reclaim its rights, expressing confidence that it will not only reclaim its mandate but will win the gubernatorial election in the state in 2023.
Addressing journalists at the party secretariate, secretary of the party, Dr. Raymond Chidama who spoke on behalf of the party assured that they will take back the seat.
He said in the wake of the “harsh” court judgement, the party convened a stakeholders’ meeting with the state working committee, state executives, and local government chairmen of the party to chart a way forward, where it was agreed that the party should move to reclaim its mandate.
And also urged all the stakeholders especially the aspirants to remain faithful and law abiding and ensure the prevalence of peace and order in the party as it struggles to reclaim its mandate.
In it’s earlier judgment, Justice Abdulaziz Anka of Federal High Court 1, in a landmark judgmental declared the gubernatorial primaries of the main opposition party in the state null and void over the failure of the party to comply with party guidelines and constitutional provisions while conducting the primaries.
He warned Sen. Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed Binani to stop parading herself as the gubernatorial candidate of the party and gave the party 14 days within which to appeal the judgement.
One of the governorship aspirants and former EFCC chairman, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu had dragged INEC, APC and candidate of the APC for the 2023 governorship election Sen. Aishatu Dahihu to court for for alleged irregularities in the conduct of the primaries.
Ribadu told the candidate that the conduct of the primaries was characterized by vote buying, alleged two delegates list from Lamurde local govt area as the original delegates were denied voting during the elections.
The plaintiff sought for declaration that the election be declared null and void and he (Ribadu) as the runners up in the election should be declared the winner of the primaries.
