By Uthman Baba-Naseer,Minna<\/p>\n
The Former Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly,Rt Hon. Adamu Usman,has filed a lawsuit before the Minna Federal High Court Division challenging his substitution of his name with that of Adamu Suleiman by the All Progressive Congress (APC), as the winner of the Edati,Lavun\/ Mokwa Federal Constituency 16th,May 2026,APC Primary Election.<\/p>\n
The Pre-election lawsuit on the resumed hearing of the matter before Justice Mohammed Barau Saidu,,the Counsel to the Plaintiff,Philip Friday Ada Omachi, submitted that all the respondents in the matter were duly served with the originating summons<\/p>\n
The Counsel further told the Court that the Counsel to the first respondent informed the Court that he was served with the motion on notice as filed by the counsel to the plaintiff stating that she is within the timeframe to respond praying the Court to adjourn to a new date for her to respond.<\/p>\n
Joined in the lawsuit are the All Progressive Congress (APC),Adamu Suleiman and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),<\/p>\n
Adamu Usman,who was also one time Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Niger State,approached the Court praying the Court to seek whether by the combined interpretation of sections 84 (1), (2),85 and 86 of the electoral Act,2026, and Articles 2,7 of the Constitution of the first respondent,the All Progressive Congress,2022 is bound to by its Constitution procedure for the conduct of direct and Consensus mode of primaries.<\/p>\n
He also prayed the Court to determine whether the APC guidelines allow the nomination of a Candidate for the 2027 General Elections,in the nomination to contest for the elections into the House of Representatives,Lavun\/Mokwa\/ Edati. Federal Constituency of Niger State at the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n
Similarly, the Plaintiff prayed the Court to whether by the combined interpretation of relevant sections of the Electoral Act, 2026: and relevant Article of the first respondent,the APC procedure for the conduct of direct consensus mode of primaries and the party guidelines for the nomination of Candidates for the 2027 general elections, the submission of the name of the second respondent Adamu Suleiman Pataugi by the first respondent the APC to the third respondent the INEC as her Candidate for the Edati, Lavun and Mokwa Federal Constituency of Niger State in the coming general elections \u201c he has not withdrawn his candidacy, is null,void and ineffective\u201d<\/p>\n
Adamu Usman,then prayed the Court to nullify the submission of the name of the second respondent Adamu Suleiman, by the first respondent the APC to the third respondent the INEC as the Candidate to the third respondent for Edati,Lavun and Mokwa Federal Constituency of Niger State in the coming general election,\u201d when the plaintiff who emerged winner of the Primary Election by Consensus as contained in the APC result sheet is not dead and when he has not withdrawn his candidacy,is null,void and of no effect whatsoever\u201d<\/p>\n
He further prayed the Court to accept,recognize and publish only the name of the Plaintiff as the lawful Candidate of the first respondent the APC for election as member of House of Representatives for Edati,Lavun and Mokwa Federal Constituency of Niger State,for the purpose of contesting the 2027 general election.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe submit therefore My Lord that,there can be nothing more arbitrary and capricious than the act of the first respondent summiting,forwarding the name of the second respondent to the third respondent as its candidate with regards to an election conducted by her which was clearly won by the plaintiff.<\/p>\n
\u201cEspecially that the plaintiff has neither withdrawn from the election nor has been pronounced dead.<\/p>\n
\u201c The honourable Court is therefore urged with all humility, that on the strength of the facts deposed to in the plaintiff\u2019s affidavit in support of the originating summons, the arguments canvassed herein in support,the documents exhibited before the Court and the law in support thereof,to uphold the plaintiff’s claim and grant the reliefs sought\u201d he submitted.<\/p>\n
Justice Muhammad Barau Sa’idu, after listening to the submissions of the Plaintiff Attorney,adjourned the case to the fourteenth of October 2026 for the adoption of motion on notice and hearing of the suit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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