Court cancels APC Zamfara North senatorial primary, orders fresh election

The All Progressives Congress (APC) superior predetermination conducted for the Zamfara North Senatorial District has been cancelled by the Federal High Court sitting successful Gusau.

The tribunal on Monday ordered the enactment to behaviour a caller superior predetermination successful Zamfara North Senatorial District wrong 14 days of the judgment.

Justice Hassan Dikko, the presiding judge, considered the written addresses and arguments adopted by the plaintiffs and defendants earlier ruling that a caller APC superior predetermination should beryllium conducted successful the senatorial territory wrong 14 days.

Reacting to the judgment, APC senatorial aspirant, Dr Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, said, “I admit the court’s decision; it has restored people’s assurance successful the judiciary.”

Shinkafi described the judgement arsenic a milestone towards the occurrence of democracy, saying the judiciary had been vindicated arsenic radical inactive person assurance successful it.

Shinkafi had earlier approached the tribunal to situation the legality of the APC superior predetermination conducted for the Zamfara North Senatorial District during the party’s past superior predetermination successful the state. 

Court cancels APC Zamfara North senatorial primary, orders caller election