A Federal High Court sitting in Jos, Plateau State, on Friday ordered the All Progressives Congress (APC) to conduct fresh primary elections in 10 wards of the Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency over alleged irregularities within the celebration’s primary election.
Justice Dorcas Agishi, who delivered judgment in a swimsuit instituted by Hon. Esther Bitrus Danboyi in opposition to Hon. Dachung Musa Bagos, the APC and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), additionally awarded N500,000 prices in opposition to every of the three defendants.
The order adopted Danboyi’s problem to the APC primary election, which produced Bagos because the celebration’s candidate for the Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency forward of the 2027 common elections.
Counsel to Danboyi, Ritji Timothy Yilwatda, Esq., of Gyang Zi, SAN & Co., informed journalists after the judgment that his consumer had challenged the primary on the grounds of alleged non-compliance with related provisions of the Constitution, the Electoral Act and the APC pointers governing the conduct of celebration primaries.
He stated Danboyi additionally complained that she was not accorded truthful listening to after submitting petitions to the APC and its Primary Election Appeal Committee over the disputed primary.
According to Yilwatda, the courtroom discovered that the required elections weren’t carried out within the wards challenged by the plaintiff and consequently ordered the APC to conduct the elections inside 30 days.
“The court found that the required elections had not been conducted in the wards challenged by the plaintiff and consequently ordered that the elections be conducted within 30 days,” he stated.
He listed the affected wards as Du, Shen, Zawan ‘B’, Fobur ‘A’, Fobur ‘B’, Jarawan Kogi, Mai Juju/Doss, Federe, Shere East and Shere West.
The counsel stated the courtroom additionally dismissed the preliminary objection and counter-affidavits filed by the defendants, describing the objections as missing benefit.
Yilwatda added that the courtroom awarded a complete of N1.5 million in prices, comprising N500,000 every in opposition to Bagos, the APC and INEC, payable to the plaintiff.
“The courtroom additionally dismissed the preliminary objection and counter-affidavits filed by the defendants, describing the objections as missing benefit.
“The court awarded a total of N1.5 million in costs, comprising N500,000 against each of Bagos, the APC and INEC, payable to the plaintiff,” Yilwatda added.
The swimsuit, marked FHC/J/CS/42/2026, adopted the APC primary through which Bagos was declared winner of the competition for the celebration’s ticket.
Danboyi had challenged the validity of the primary, asking the courtroom, amongst different reliefs, to put aside the outcome and compel the APC to conduct and conclude elections in wards the place she alleged that the train didn’t happen.
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