Zamfara: Judge declines jurisdiction to continue APC primaries case

Honourable Justice Muktar Yusha’u of the High Court IV Gusau has declined jurisdiction to continue with the case seeking the court to compel the APC and INEC to accept the results of the party’s primaries conducted on the 7th of October 2018.

Justice Yusha’u said the circumstances surrounding the case would allow the court to deliver apparent Justice, therefore he returned the case file to the Chief Judge to reassign the case to another judge for determination.

The case with a suit number ZMS/GS/52/2018, Sanusi Liman Dan Alhaji and 37 others vs APC and 143, the plaintiffs have asked the court to compel the All Progressive Congress and the Independent National Electoral Commission accept the results of the party’s primaries election in the state conducted on the 7th of October 2018.

The APC primary elections in the state were mired in controversy when the Independent National Electoral Commission said the party can not field candidates in the state for the forthcoming 2019 general elections.

The electoral body said the party in the state could not meet October 7 deadline to resolve all disputes arising from primaries.