Adamawa 2023: APC Has No Governorship Candidate, Court Rules

The Adamawa Division of the Federal High Court has declared that All Progressives Congress (APC) has no governorship candidate for 2023 general elections in the state.

The court, in its ruling on Friday nullified the victory of nullified the election which produced Senator Aishatu Binani.

Former Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu who is the runner up in the primary had approached the court based on allegations that results from the primary election indicated that there was over voting.

Justice Abdulaziz Anka, however, held that: “The first defendant (APC) cannot field a candidate for the 2023 general elections; the primary election is invalid, and the court, therefore, sees the return of Aishatu Ahmed Binani as unlawful. The plea for fresh elections is hereby refused.”

The election of Ms Binani, a  senator representing Adamawa Central, as APC governorship candidate had been seen as a watershed moment in the politics of the conservative North where leadership roles for women had been largely restricted among its vast Muslim community.