Court orders status quo in APC Plateau Assembly candidacy dispute

A Federal High Court successful Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and each parties progressive successful a quality implicit the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidacy for the Jos North North Constituency spot successful the Plateau State House of Assembly to support the presumption quo pending the determination of the substantive suit.

Justice Salim Olasupo Ibrahim, portion ruling connected an ex parte application, restrained Abdulkadir Hassan from presenting himself arsenic the APC campaigner oregon taking immoderate further steps related to the disputed information until the substance is resolved.

The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1618/2026, was filed by Adamu Aliyu against the APC, Hassan and INEC. The tribunal directed each parties to sphere the existing concern pending the last determination of the case.

According to the ruling, “all parties successful this suit shall support the presumption quo ante bellum pending the last determination of the substantive suit.”

Aliyu had asked the tribunal to halt INEC from recognising oregon accepting immoderate enactment by the APC to nominate, screen, clear, database oregon people Hassan’s sanction arsenic the party’s campaigner for the constituency election.

He besides sought an bid preventing Hassan from parading himself oregon campaigning arsenic the APC campaigner pending the proceeding and determination of the matter.