Court to deliver judgment in suit against Yahaya Bello’s senatorial candidacy Nov 19
Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed November 19 for judgment in a suit challenging the emergence of former Governor Yahaya Bello as the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for Kogi Central. The judge fixed the date on Monday after lawyers in the suit adopted their […] The post Court to deliver judgment in suit against Yahaya Bello’s…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has set November 19 for a judgment in a legal dispute concerning the selection of former Governor Yahaya Bello as the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Kogi Central. This decision was made after the lawyers involved in the case presented their final arguments on Monday.
The plaintiff, Momoh Yusuf Obaro, contested the selection of Yahaya Bello, claiming he should be recognized as the legitimate candidate of the APC. Obaro filed a lawsuit against the APC, Yahaya Bello, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to contest the outcome of the May 18 primary election. He requested the court to declare him the APC candidate, forward his name to the electoral body, and compel INEC to accept him as the Kogi Central representative of the party.
Yahaya Bello responded to the lawsuit, arguing that the plaintiff's claims were fabricated and misleading. He contended that he had secured 72,399 votes, defeating another candidate, Ibrahim Yakubu Adoke, who received 319 votes, and the plaintiff, who came in last with 188 votes. Bello claimed that the plaintiff's allegations were baseless and asked the court to dismiss the case. After hearing both sides, Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo announced that he would issue a judgment on November 19.
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