The Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice Garba Umar, has put aside the nomination of Major General Nuhu Angbazo (Rtd) because the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Nasarawa State and ordered a rerun primary election in Karu Local Government Area.
Justice Umar, in his judgment, additionally restrained Angbazo from parading himself because the candidate of the ADC for the 2027 governorship election and restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognizing him.
The swimsuit was filed by former Minister of Environment, Mohammed Hassan Abdullahi, who participated within the ADC governorship primary alongside Angbazo and Senator representing Nasarawa South, Mohammed Ogoshi Onawo.
The courtroom held that the primary election that produced Angbazo was inconclusive as a result of outcomes from Karu Local Government weren’t included.
“The orders are simple and direct. The nomination of General Nuhu Angbazo as the candidate of the ADC has been set aside by the court, and he has been restrained from parading himself as the candidate of ADC for the governorship election in 2027,”
“Secondly, the election exercise that produced him was declared inconclusive in the sense that the results of Karu is not part of the declaration that was made, because defendants admitted that no elections took place in Karu. That’s the argument”.
The courtroom stated, when you now say no election passed off in Karu, then it implies that the election was not conclusive, and due to this fact election should go and happen in Karu earlier than we are able to have a validly nominated candidate.
According to the judgement, ADC has been ordered to conduct fresh primaries within the 11 wards of Karu Local Government earlier than it could actually validly nominate a candidate.
“INEC has been restrained from recognizing Angbazo and Angbazo himself has been restrained from parading himself as the candidate of the party. So, that is the position,” he added.
Daily Trust Correspondent report that the preliminary prayers earlier than the courtroom by the plaintiff had been asking the courtroom so as to add the votes from Karu that had been rejected and declare the winner.
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