APC appeals judgement sacking Adamawa guber candidate

Senator Aishatu Binani

The Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says it has appealed the judgement nullifying the party’s governorship primary election which produced Sen. Aishatu Binani as the gubernatorial candidate.

The APC Secretary in the state, Dr Raymond Chidama, said this at a press conference in Yola, the state capital on Saturday.

Chidama, who urged the APC members to remain calm following the nullification of the primaries, said the party had since appealed the judgement, adding: “We objected to the position of the court for refusing to order for the conduct of a fresh primary election.

“All avenues of justice would be exploited by the party to ensure equity and fairness through the process of appeal.

“I want assure our members that our party will definitely participate in the 2023 governorship election.”

The Secretary expressed optimism that the APC would wrestle power from the ruling PDP in the state.

It would recalled that a Federal High Court sitting in Yola, on Friday, nullified the APC governorship primaries in the state.

The presiding judge, Justice Abdulaziz Anka, said the primary election contravened provisions of the 2022 Electoral Act and the party’s guidelines.

The court also ordered Binani to stop parading herself as a governorship candidate, and declared that the party has no candidate for the 2023 governorship election in the state.

Binani emerged winner of the May 26 primary election having scored 430 votes to defeat her closest opponent, Nuhu Ribadu, who polled 288 votes.

The Star