APC moves to disqualify opposition candidates in Niger

The All Progressives Congress, APC, successful Niger State has dragged 4 absorption parties earlier the Federal High Court successful Minna, seeking to halt their candidates from participating successful the 2027 wide elections implicit alleged breaches of the Electoral Act, 2026.

The suit is targeting candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Social Democratic Party, SDP, Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, and African Democratic Congress, ADC, who reportedly defected from the APC aft losing its May 2026 superior elections.

Those affected see PDP governorship candidate, Mohammed Mamman Nami; SDP governorship candidate, Mohammed Ndarani Mohammed; and ADC lawman governorship candidate, Musa Mamman.

Also listed are Sadiq Mohammed Rabiu and Peter Jiya, contesting the Niger South Senatorial spot for the NDC and PDP respectively, alongside respective NDC candidates for the House of Representatives and Niger State House of Assembly.

The APC, successful an originating summons marked FHC/MN/2026, is challenging the validity of their nominations, arguing that they were not registered members of the parties that yet nominated them erstwhile the statutory rank registration model closed.

The party's case, arsenic contained successful an affidavit sworn to by its authorities chairman, Aminu Musa Bobi, is that the politicians remained APC members betwixt April 21 and May 10, 2026, erstwhile governmental parties were required to taxable their integer mem...