Kaduna 2023: APC Campaign Council lauds court verdict on Uba

The campaign council of the All Progressives Congress in Kaduna State has described as “a hallmark of justice”, Friday’s judgement of the Federal High Court in Kaduna which affirmed Sen. Uba Sani as the substantive governorship candidate of the APC for the 2023 election in the state.

Delivering judgement, Justice Mohammed Garba, dismissed the suit on the ground that the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the suit.

Justice Garba declined in hearing the suit because it has no jurisdiction on the ground that it is a party affair and not a post or pre-election matter.

However, the Kaduna APC Campaign Council, while reacting to the development via a statement issued on Friday by its Director-General, Prof. Muhammad Sani Bello, said the judgement “is a thorough and timely intervention in the nation’s quest to deepen democracy, minimise intra-party divisions and entrench the rule of law.”

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The council, while congratulating Sani Sha’aban for “resorting to the justice system in his quest to right perceived wrongdoings”, described him as “ a true democrat” for challenging the method used in the primary election that produced Uba Sani as the APC governorship candidate in Kaduna State.

“Now that the allegations of discrepancies and fraud said to have characterised the conduct of the primary election of the party in the state have been dismissed, the APC can comfortably carry on with the campaign to win the hearts and minds of the electorate.

“Although Senator Uba Sani had been declared winner of the primary election after polling 1,149 votes while Sha’aban and Bashir Abubakar scored 10 and 37 votes respectively, the APC needs all hands on deck for the forthcoming general election.

“The Kaduna State Campaign Council will continue to engage with all the APC aspirants for the success of the party in next year’s polls.

“No doubt, the achievements of the Governor Nasir El-Rufai administration in the last seven and half years, coupled with Senator Uba Sani’s stellar performance as a legislator, including his noble agenda as our gubernatorial candidate, have endeared the good people of Kaduna State to our party,” it stated.

The Star