{
  "id": 10560610,
  "title": "Court reserves judgment in Kogi APC senatorial seat dispute",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/court-reserves-judgment-in-kogi-apc-senatorial-seat-dispute",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T23:50:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/court-reserves-judgment-in-kogi-apc-senatorial-seat-dispute/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled November 19, 2026, for a judgment in a pre-election legal dispute challenging former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello's selection as the All Progressives Congress candidate for the Kogi Central Senatorial District. The lawsuit, initiated by APC senatorial aspirant Chief Momoh Obaro, contests the outcome of the primary election and claims he should be the party's nominee for the 2027 election. Bello's legal team, led by Paul Daudu (SAN), argues that the court lacks jurisdiction over the internal party matter and that the dispute concerns the validity of the primary election. Obaro's counsel had failed to present all required documents and exceeded the page limit for his written address, according to Daudu. The court's decision will determine whether Bello's nomination as the candidate will continue or if Obaro's challenge will prevail.",
  "summary": "A Federal High Court in Abuja has reserved judgment in a suit filed by Momoh Obaro challenging Yahaya Bello’s emergence as the APC Kogi Central candidate. Read More: https://punchng.com/court-reserves-judgment-in-kogi-apc-senatorial-seat-dispute/",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}