{"id":100311,"date":"2022-10-15T07:39:32","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T06:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=100311"},"modified":"2022-10-15T07:39:32","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T06:39:32","slug":"court-nullifies-binanis-election-as-adamawa-apc-governorship-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/court-nullifies-binanis-election-as-adamawa-apc-governorship-candidate\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Nullifies Binani\u2019s Election As Adamawa APC Governorship Candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1746732180805183832\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Federal High Court sitting in Yola has nullified the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary that produced Senator Aishatu Binani as the party\u2019s governorship candidate for Adamawa State.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a judgement delivered by Justice Abdulaziz Anka, the court declares that the judgement is based on substantial evidence of non-compliance with the party guidelines and that of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nuhu Ribadu, who came second during the exercise, had dragged Binani, the APC, and INEC before the high court, seeking the nullification of the primary election conducted on 27th May 2022.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He sought the disqualification of Senator Binani over alleged vote buying, voting and an illegal delegates list from Lamurde Local Government Area of the state.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to him, the primary witnessed over-voting as a result of fielding candidates from Lamurde council and there was no record of congress that produced delegates for the gubernatorial exercise where Senator Binani emerged as the party\u2019s flag bearer.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The court declared that there will be no candidate for the APC in the state for the 2023 elections but said both petitioner and defendants are free to appeal the ruling.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Counsel to Nuhu Ribadu and Senator Binani in their reactions promised to study the ruling.<\/p>\n<div id=\"m_2216007557895987305ymail_android_signature\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Federal High Court sitting in Yola has nullified the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary that produced Senator Aishatu Binani as the party\u2019s governorship candidate for Adamawa State. 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