By Uthman Baba-Naseer,Minna<\/p>\n
The Federal High Court sitting in Minna, Niger State, has adjourned ruling till 16 July for Application filed by an APC aspirant Shehu Samaila Auna seeking for amendment of his name in the matter challenging the APC Primary election which declared Professor Yakubu Mohammed Auna as APC candidate for Magama\/Rijau Federal Constituency in the forthcoming elections.<\/p>\n
The case, filed by Alhaji Shehu Samaila Auna, is seeking for the cancellation of the APC primary election, alleging that no valid primary was conducted to produce the party\u2019s candidate for the constituency ahead of the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n
Joined as defendants in the suit which is marked FHC\/MN\/CS\/54\/2026, are the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Yakubu Mohammed Auna, Shehu Saleh Slow, Safiyanu Yahaya, Emma Alamu, and Sani Doma.<\/p>\n
The plaintiff is asking the court to determine whether the APC complied with the provisions of Sections 84, 86 and 87 of the Electoral Act, 2022, in nominating its candidate for the Magama\/Rijau Federal Constituency.<\/p>\n
He is also seeking a declaration that the party\u2019s candidate was not validly nominated because, according to him, the APC did not conduct a primary election as required by law.<\/p>\n
The plaintiff further prayed the court to declare the nomination null and void, arguing that it was carried out in violation of the Electoral Act.<\/p>\n
However, at the resumed sitting on Thursday the plaintiff counsel Mohammed Danjuma Abubakar Esq ,had moved an Application to file a motion of amendment of name of the plaintiff as presented in the suit which was heavily objected by the defence counsels.<\/p>\n
In his argument the defence counsel Philip Adah Esq vehemently objected to the application on the ground that the amendment of the name of plaintiff at this point is overreach \u201cand I prayed the court to throw out the application as it has no any basis for now\u201d<\/p>\n
They argued that the motion is overreaching and did not specify reasons for changing the name of the plaintiff which he originally deposed to.<\/p>\n
After listening to the arguments of both parties the presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Aminu Dan-Ige, adjourned the matter to July 16, 2026 for ruling.<\/p>\n
Fielding Questions from Journalists shortly after the Court seating, the counsel to the first defendants Philip Adah Esq, argued that the application for the amendment of the names as moved by the counsel to the plaintiff, has no any place inlaw.<\/p>\n
Arguing further the counsel had earlier filed an application to amend a name of the plaintiff from the name earlier filed before the court,\u201d then we are now saying that no. He cannot do that because the application is over reach and we are asking the court to as a matter of law,to throw out the application <\/p>\n
\u201c We are hoping that the court under His Lordship will look into our own prayer as contained in our own application to do the needful in our favour or against us as he may deem it fit that is just our prayer before the court\u201d he told Journalists.<\/p>\n
However when contacted for his response,the counsel to the plaintiff Mohammed Danjuma Abubakar Esq, declined comment saying,\u201d is not ripe for me to grant any press interview for now. I will speak to the press at the appropriate time. For now I don’t have anything to tell you guys because the hearing has not even commence\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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