The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has struck out the case instituted before it by the PDP Governorship Candidate in Gombe, Mohammed Jibrin Barde against Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, INEC and 2 others.
Recall that Barde, governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, had instituted a court case against Yahaya, Governor of Gombe and the candidate of All Progressives Congress on alleged forgery case.
Misilli said, “ruling in the case, ‘PDP and 2 ORS vs INEC and 2 ORS suit NO: FHC/ABJ/CS/1301/2022, the Federal High Court declined jurisdiction and held that neither the PDP nor second defendant; Muhammed Jibrin Barde can sue the governor or INEC since they were not aspirants in the APC primaries that produced Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya. Case struck out.”