By Uthman Baba-Naseer,Minna<\/p>\n
The Governorship candidature of the former chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mallam Mohammed Mamman Nami under the platform of the People Democratic Party (PDP) and the Mohammed Ndarani Mohammed SAN on the the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has suffered a set back as the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has instituted a legal action against them<\/p>\n
The APC took the legal action against the candidates and others in Minna Division of the Federal High Court following their defection to opposition parties along with their large number of their supporters<\/p>\n
The litigation,which was filed in the Minna Candidate drags Federal High Court, also joined the independent Electoral Commission (INEC) as first defendant in the legal action filed by eleven Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SANs) led by Jacob Johnson Usman of OJOCHOGWU Chamber in Abu<\/p>\n
Also joined as defendants included the People Democratic Party (PDP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), African Democratic Congress (ADC),National Democratic Congress (NDC) and several individuals as defendants.<\/p>\n
Other individuals named in the originating summons include Peter Jiya, Sadiq Mohammed Rabiu, Musa Mamman, Alhassan Adamu Sonfada, Umar Isah, Abubakar Ndanusa and Zango Danlami Idris.<\/p>\n
The latest legal action according to our findings in Minna revealed to be connected to the controversy surrounding the defection of former APC members to opposition political parties without allegedly completing the formal process of resigning their membership of the ruling party.<\/p>\n
The fresh litigation comes amid growing political realignments in Niger State following disagreements over the APC’s May 2026 primary elections and the emergence of opposition candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n
Nami, who emerged as the PDP governorship candidate, and Ndarani, the SDP governorship candidate, were among prominent APC stakeholders who subsequently moved to opposition platforms after disagreements within the ruling party.<\/p>\n
Their departure has reshaped the political landscape in the state, with the opposition parties seeking to consolidate support ahead of the next governorship election.<\/p>\n
The originating summons identifies the APC as the plaintiff, with the case instituted at the Federal High Court, Minna Judicial Division.<\/p>\n
The development introduces another legal dimension to the political disagreement between the ruling party and some of its former members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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