Ex-minister Gimba sues ADC, candidate over Niger South senatorial primary

Former Minister of Sports, Abdulrahman Gimba, has approached the Federal High Court successful Minna to situation the African Democratic Congress, ADC, superior predetermination that produced Baba Shehu Agaie arsenic the party’s campaigner for Niger South Senatorial District.

In the suit marked FHC/MN/CS/55/2026, Gimba is asking the tribunal to nullify the superior election, alleging that it was not conducted successful immoderate wards and section authorities areas wrong the senatorial district.

The defendants successful the suit are the ADC, Baba Shehu Agaie and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

Represented by his counsel, Mohammed Gimba, alongside 3 different lawyers, the plaintiff besides contended that Agaie was not qualified to contention the primary, alleging that helium was inactive occupying a enactment presumption successful the enactment astatine the clip of the exercise, contrary to the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2025.

When the substance came up for proceeding earlier Justice Muhammad Sa’idu Barau, counsel to the 2nd defendant, Abdulrahman Siraj, sought an adjournment, informing the tribunal that immoderate of the defendants were yet to record their responses.

Justice Barau subsequently adjourned the lawsuit to July 22 and 23, 2026, directing the archetypal suspect to service the plaintiff with his connection of defence ...