Court reserves judgment in suit challenging Pantami’s Gombe PDP governorship candidacy

The Federal High Court successful Gombe has reserved judgement successful a suit challenging the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship superior that produced the erstwhile Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, arsenic the party’s campaigner for the 2027 governorship election.

The lawsuit was filed by PDP governorship aspirant Khamisu Mailantarki and is being heard by Justice Amina-Aliyu Mohammed.

After proceeding arguments from lawyers representing some sides, the justice said the tribunal would denote a day for the judgement later.

Speaking to journalists aft the hearing, Mailantarki’s lawyer, Mustapha Ibrahim (SAN), said his lawsuit is challenging the legality of the primary, claiming the process was flawed due to the fact that “a idiosyncratic who was not qualified to enactment was allowed to contest.”

He said some the substantive suit and the defendants’ preliminary objections had been argued and were present awaiting judgment.

Ibrahim besides dismissed concerns implicit the withdrawal of the 2nd plaintiff, saying the lawsuit remains valid due to the fact that Mailantarki is inactive pursuing the suit.

He urged the tribunal to nullify the May 26 superior and bid the PDP to behaviour a caller governorship superior involving lone eligible aspirants.

According to him, Pantami “was not a registered subordinate of the PDP astatine the clip the superior predetermination was held and should not person been allowed to instrumentality part...