Court upholds order for fresh APC primary – Daily Trust

The Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto has dismissed an attraction filed by Senator Sahabi Ya’u Kaura difficult the judgement of the Federal High Court in Gusau over the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary election for Zamfara North.
The appellate court docket upheld the choice of the decrease court docket in a case instituted by Dr Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, an APC senatorial aspirant, and affirmed the order for a fresh primary election within the district.
Counsel to Shinkafi, Bello Galadi, disclosed this whereas talking with journalists after the judgement, saying the court docket resolved all the problems raised by the appellant and dismissed the attraction for lack of benefit.
Galadi stated Kaura had challenged the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court to entertain the swimsuit, however the Court of Appeal upheld the decrease court docket’s authority to listen to and decide the matter.
He added that the appellate court docket additionally rejected the argument that the decrease court docket had wrongly shifted the burden of proof to the appellant.
According to him, the proof offered established non-compliance with the APC’s guidelines and pointers governing the primary election.
The lawyer described the judgement as a victory for democracy and the rule of legislation, saying it reaffirmed that no particular person was above the legislation.
“This judgement has vindicated my client’s decision to pursue the case and sent a strong message to those who consider themselves above the law,” he stated.
Shinkafi had approached the Federal High Court in Gusau, alleging that the APC senatorial primary for Zamfara North was not carried out and that there have been irregularities within the course of.

The court docket dominated in his favour and ordered the celebration to conduct a fresh primary election inside 14 days.

Dissatisfied with the judgement, Kaura proceeded to the Court of Appeal to problem the choice.