Court dismisses case against Borno governor-elect


The Federal High Court, Maiduguri Tuesday dismissed a case seeking nullification of governorship primaries of the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The case was filed before the court on December 19, 2018, by a chieftain of the APC, Alhaji Mamman Durkwa.

Durkwa in the suit challenged the emergence of the Borno governor-elect, Prof. Babagana Zulum, as the candidate of the party in the primaries conducted on September 30, 2018.

Those joined in the case were the APC and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Delivering judgment; the trial judge, Justice Jude Dagat, said the court dismissed the case due to the inability of the plaintiff to file it within the 14-day period, as stipulated in the Electoral Act.

Dagat said the case is a pre-election matter that must be guided by the provisions of the law.

He noted that the case was brought before the court after the expiration of the time frame provided by the electoral act.

The judge, therefore, dismissed the case and ordered a 30 day grace within which to appeal.

The Defense Counsel, Abdulwasiu Alfa, expressed joy over the judgment, while representative of the plaintiff, Mr Usman Abubakar, said they would appeal the judgment.(NAN)

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