BREAKING: Court nullifies APC primary in powerful northern state, orders fresh election

The All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in Nasarawa west senatorial district has been nullified by a federal high court in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa state.

The court also ordered the party to conduct a fresh primary for the senatorial district within the next 14 days, Tribune reported.

The judgement was delivered by Justice Nehezina Afolabi, while Labaran Magaji filed the suit to challenge the party and the winner of the primary.

Why court nullified APC primary

Afolabi said the delegate list used during the primary, which took place on June 4, 2022, was not authentic.

Thus, the court concluded that the declaration of Shehu Tukur as the winner of the primary election could not stand.

The court then ordered the APC to conduct a fresh primary in the senatorial district with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) originally certified list.

APC primary Nasarawa north Arewa Ghali Ahmed, the plaintiff's counsel, said the party would study the court's decision, and its position would be disclosed within the next 24 hours.

Mubarak Adekilekun, counsel to the defendant, said he would reach out to his client to take a decision on the next action.

Magaji vowed to continue to seek justice in the interest of the APC and the common Nigerian.

Recall that Magaji had approached the court to declare him the primary winner over alleged irregularities.

Legit.ng earlier reported that a federal high court in Calabar, the Cross River state capital, has confirmed the candidature of Bassey Otu as the authentic governorship candidate of the APC in the state.

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu made the declaration on Monday while noting that the decision to choose a governorship candidate is the party's right.

Owan Enoh, an aspirant in the APC governorship primary in the state, has asked the court to disqualify Otu as the party's governorship candidate in the 2023 election.