A federal high court sitting in
Kano has disqualified Sulaiman Sumaila, a former aide of President Muhammadu
Buhari, as the duly elected representative of Sumaila/Takai federal
constituency of Kano at the national assembly.
Sumaila had resigned his
appointment as senior special assistant to the president on national assembly
(house of reps) to contest the election and he was declared winner.
But at the court on Thursday
Lewis Allagoa, the presiding judge, ordered the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) to withdraw the certificate of return issued to Sumaila “as
he did not participate in the primary election of the party”.
The plaintiff in the suit,
Shamsudeen Dambazau had approached the court, praying the nullification of
Sumaila’s recognition by INEC as duly elected as never participated in the
primary election of the party.
More to follow…
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