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March 1, 2019
Barelyfive days to the governorship election, a Federal High Court in Kano on Mondaynullified the governorship primary election conducted by the Peoples DemocraticParty, PDP, which produced Abba Kabir-Yusuf as the PDP’s flag-bearer in thestate.
Thecancellation of the primary election followed the suit filed before the Court,by one of the party gubernatorial aspirants, Ibrahim Ali-Amin, who challengedthe legitimacy of the process which produced Kabir-Yusuf as candidate.
Al-Aminalleged that the PDP during the primary election “sidelined and booted him out”of the race.
Deliveringa ruling, Justice Lewis Alagua, nullified the election on the premise that theparty had no incontrovertible reason to deny the plaintiff participating in theprimary election because he formally brought his expression and nominationform.
Alaguaalso held that denying the plaintiff the right to participate in the primaryelection, contravened the provision of the Electoral Act.
Heordered for a valid fresh primary election before the forthcoming governorshipelection on March 9 in the country.