Adamawa ADC governorship aspirant drags party, INEC to court over primary election

A governorship aspirant of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) successful Adamawa State, Ishaya Durkwa, has sued the enactment arsenic good arsenic the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), seeking the cancellation of the governorship superior helium was said to person lost.

Durkwa is earlier the Federal High Court sitting successful Yola, urging the tribunal to restrain the declared victor of the primary, Omar Suleiman, from parading himself arsenic the party’s gubernatorial campaigner for 2027.

Omar was declared victor of the superior election, which was held connected May 23, 2026, and has since been recognised arsenic the ADC gubernatorial candidate.

In the suit, successful which helium joined the ADC, INEC and Omar Suleiman arsenic defendants, Durkwa is alleging violations of the Electoral Act, citing a process helium claims was not escaped and fair.

He is praying for an bid nullifying some the said superior predetermination and the declaration of Omar arsenic winner.

He is further asking for an bid directing the ADC to behaviour a caller governorship superior predetermination for Adamawa State successful compliance with Sections 84 and 86 of the Electoral Act

Adamawa ADC governorship aspirant drags party, INEC to tribunal implicit superior election