{"id":218776,"date":"2022-09-27T16:23:06","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T15:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=218776"},"modified":"2022-09-27T16:23:06","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T15:23:06","slug":"court-affirms-haruna-saidu-as-pdp-candidate-for-kebbi-central-senatorial-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/09\/27\/court-affirms-haruna-saidu-as-pdp-candidate-for-kebbi-central-senatorial-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Court affirms Haruna Saidu as PDP candidate for Kebbi Central senatorial district"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A federal high court sitting in Birnin Kebbi, presided by Justice Baba Gana Ashigar, has affirmed Alhaji Haruna Saidu Dandio as the authentic candidate of the People\u2019s Democratic Party (PDP) for the Kebbi Central senatorial district.<\/p>\n<p>Alhaji Haruna Saidu, the plaintiff, had sued Senator Muhammad Adamu Aliero, the PDP and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for conducting a fresh primary election for Kebbi Central senatorial district despite him not being dead or withdrawing from the contest.<\/p>\n<p>He also sued them for substituting his name for that of Senator Aliero, contrary to Electoral Act of 2022 and the party constitution.<\/p>\n<p>While ruling on the preliminary objections filed by 1st defendant, Justice Ashigar ruled that the plaintiff has the locus standi,has not abused the court processes,and has genuine reason to instituted the suit having realised his rights would be jeopardize.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn line with the aforementioned, in my humble view, I rule in favour of the plaintiff,\u201d he ruled.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Asghigar, while delivering his judgement on the overall issues, observed that there was no doubt that when the first primary election for the Kebbi Central senatorial district of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/09\/27\/osun-2022-tribunal-adjourns-sitting-till-oct-4-for-adeleke-pdp-inec-to-respond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PDP<\/a>, the 1st defendant was in ruling party.<\/p>\n<p>He also noted that, based on exhibits 2, 21, 23, and 24 tendered before the court, the plaintiff had participated in the first primary election for the Kebbi Central senatorial district, where he was elected as the senatorial candidate of the party, having scored the highest votes while the 1st defendant was still a member of the ruling party.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Ashigar said that after the the first primary election was held no petition was immediately instituted against the plaintiff until the second primary election was conducted, which was not served on the plaintiff.<\/p>\n<p>In his judgement, Justice Ashigar said, \u201csince the first primary election was not challenged by the 1st defendant, it is in my humble view that the first primary election for Kebbi Central senatorial district remained authentic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI therefore, upheld all the prayers of the plaintiff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the ruling, counsel to the plaintiff Sule O Usman, SAN, stated: \u201cWe are elated because, we approached the Court with tears in our faces, but my Lord painfully taken this case,delivered beautiful justice, with fair, without favour to any parties. 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