A Federal High Court sitting in
Abuja, on Thursday upheld the election of the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu
Tambuwal.
The Justice Gabriel Kolawole-led
court upheld Tambuwal’s election while at the same time dismissing the
application challenging the December 4, 2014 All Progressives Congress, APC,
primary election which saw the emergence of the former Speaker of the House of
Representatives as the party’s flag bearer.
The judge held that the
application lacked merit and is “therefore dismissed.”
An APC member, Umar Dahiru, had
filed an application before the court seeking that it to set aside the said
primary election over allegation of non-compliance to the party’s rules in the
selection of flag bearer.
Details later…
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