Court Nullifies Taraba APC Governorship Primary

Category:  Nigeria News

A Federal High Court in Jalingo on Tuesday nullified the governorship primary elections of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that produced Sen. Emmanuel Bwacha as the candidate of the party for the 2023 general elections.

An aspirant, Chief David Kente, approached the court challenging the conduct of the primaries and prayed the court to order a fresh primary among other prayers.

Delivering judgment, Justice Simeon Amobeda, ordered that fresh primaries must be held for the position within 14 days.

Amobeda said that the defendant could not convince the court that there was primary elections through which he emerged as the flag bearer of the party.

The judge directed the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to withdraw the certificate of return issued Bwacha.