Zamfara APC Crisis: INEC Says It Is Still Studying Appeal Court’s Judgment - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 29, 2019
TheIndependent National Electoral Commission said its decision on the Court ofAppeal judgment on the Zamfara State All Progressives Congress primaries wouldnot be based on the “opinion of any external solicitors.”
INEC’sDirector of Voter Education and Publicity Oluwole Osaze-Uzezi, stated this inAbuja. He said the commission was still studying the judgment of the Court ofAppeal, adding that it would make its “position known in due course.”
Itwould be recalled that a senator from the state, Kabiru Marafa, had at theCourt of Appeal in Sokoto challenged the judgment of a Zamfara State HighCourt, which gave the APC the go-ahead to field candidates during the 2019polls.
OnMonday, the Court of Appeal nullified the APC primaries in the state on thegrounds that the party did not conduct any primary election.
Afterthe judgment of the Court of Appeal, INEC on Tuesday suspended issuance ofcertificate of return to the governor-elect of the state  Muktar Shehu.