The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, affirmed the election of Aminu Tambuwal as governor of Sokoto State.
The court dismissed the suit filed by Sen.Umar Dahiru challenging the nomination of Tambuwal as the governor candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the April 2015 general elections.
Justice Gabriel Kolawale dismissed the suit on the grounds that Dahiru failed to prove his claims that the APC primary elections in 2014, were conducted in violation of the party’s guidelines and constitution.
“The plaintiff did not pin point in specific terms in what ways and manner the APC did not comply with its guidelines and constitution.”
Justice Kolawale had fixed June 23 to deliver judgment in the matter after listening to final arguments from counsel involved in the legal battle over the Sokoto State governorship seat.
In his argument, counsel to Dahiru, Mr Roland Otaru (SAN), urged the court to nullify and set aside the primary election that produced Tambuwal as candidate for the 2015 governorship election in the state.
Otaru premised his arguments on the grounds that the constitution of the APC, the APC guidelines on the primary elections and the Electoral Act 2010 were “violently violated” in the conduct of the primary election.
The counsel maintained that the primary election was conducted in breach of the relevant rules since verification and accreditation of delegates were not done in spite of the fact that they were mandatory.
He urged the court to take a judicial notice of the list containing the names of the delegates who participated in the primary election and the report of the APC.
The counsel said that there was no evidence of verification and accreditation in compliance with relevant laws.
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