Court fixes July 1 for hearing in Delta APC Senatorial primary dispute

Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court successful Abuja has fixed July 1 for proceeding successful a suit challenging the result of the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial superior predetermination successful Delta South Senatorial District.

Justice Umar adjourned the substance to the day for proceeding soon aft the case, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1094/2026, was mentioned on Thursday.

While Prince Michael Diden is the plaintiff successful the suit dated and filed May 30, Senator Joel Onowakpo Thomas, the APC, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd respondents, respectively.

By the suit, Michael Diden is asking the tribunal to state him the victor of the May 18 nonstop superior predetermination for the enactment of the APC’s campaigner for the 2027 senatorial predetermination successful the district, connected the grounds that helium scored the highest votes formed astatine the poll.

In the Writ of Summons filed connected his behalf by his squad of lawyers led by Mr. Bankole Joel Akomolafe, SAN, the plaintiff accused the 1st suspect of manipulating and announcing forged and fake results.

Michael Diden, successful the connection of claim, stated that the National Working Committee of the APC, which organised the aforesaid superior election, announced the established procedures for the announcement of the effect of the said election; that the c...