Benue APC crisis: Court fixes date to hear aggrieved party members

The Federal High Court successful Abuja on Tuesday fixed August 27, 2026, for proceeding successful the suit filed by aggrieved members of the Benue section of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

The plaintiffs are challenging their alleged substitution arsenic validly nominated candidates for the 2027 wide election.

Justice Inyang Ekwo adjourned the substance astatine the lawsuit of counsel to the plaintiffs, Mr Mohammed Ndarani-Mohammed, SAN, who sought clip to respond to a preliminary objection filed by the APC challenging the court’s jurisdiction to perceive the suit.

Justice Ekwo directed counsel  to record and speech their processes earlier the adjacent adjourned date.

The justice warned that lack of immoderate counsel resulting successful a hold of the proceedings would pull sanctions.

Matthew Burkaa, SAN, appeared for the APC, portion the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, was represented by Oluwole Olukunle.

NAN reports that the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1429/2026, was filed by Sesugh Kaaba and different aggrieved APC candidates against the enactment and INEC.

On the past adjourned date, the tribunal had ordered each parties successful the suit to support presumption quo.

The plaintiffs, done an ex parte question filed connected July 5, 2026, sought six...