APC aspirant Gyang Zi withdraws from Plateau North primary, demands N10bn damages

For an alleged defamatory work declaring him “not cleared”, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Plateau North senatorial aspirant of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Gyang Zi, has withdrawn from the party’s ongoing superior election, demanding N10 cardinal successful damages.

In a missive addressed to the APC National Chairman and dated May 18, 2026, Zi alleged that the enactment published his sanction connected societal media and connected its authoritative X grip among aspirants not cleared for the superior election, without giving immoderate reason.

Zi said the work was made contempt his paying for information and look of involvement forms and his information successful the screening process for the Plateau North senatorial territory primary.

He explained that the work portraying him arsenic ‘not cleared’ without justification had greatly injured his reputation, subjected him to nationalist ridicule, and destabilised his supporters and governmental operation crossed Plateau North senatorial territory and beyond.

According to the letter, “The work had caused embarrassment to my ineligible career, governmental ambition and nationalist standing.”

Pending what helium described arsenic an contiguous retraction, nationalist apology and compensation from the party, helium subsequently announced his withdrawal from the superior election.

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