Benue North East APC primary: INEC tells court Suswam won senatorial ticket

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has told the Federal High Court successful Abuja that erstwhile Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswam, emerged arsenic the victor of the All Progressives Congress, APC, superior predetermination for the Benue North East Senatorial District.

INEC stated its presumption during proceedings successful a suit instituted by Suswam implicit the APC’s determination to recognise incumbent Senator Emmanuel Udenbe arsenic its campaigner contempt the result of the superior election.

Suswam, successful the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1470/2026, is asking the tribunal to recognise him arsenic the validly elected campaigner of the APC for the senatorial district.

The erstwhile politician joined the APC, Udenbe and INEC arsenic defendants successful the suit.

At Wednesday’s proceedings, counsel to INEC, Anthony Malik, SAN, told the tribunal that documents relating to the behaviour of the superior indicated that Suswam won the exercise.

Malik urged the tribunal to find the quality successful accordance with the effect of the superior election, maintaining that the electoral assemblage had placed earlier the tribunal its study connected the exercise, arsenic good arsenic the result.

He consequently asked the tribunal to uphold the result showing Suswam arsenic the victor of the primary.

Suswam’s counsel, Jibrin Okutepa, SAN, besides urged the tribunal to assistance the reliefs sought by his client.

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