A federal excessive court docket in Abuja has dismissed a go well with searching for the removing of Abdullahi Ganduje because the nationwide chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Within the judgment delivered on Monday, Inyang Ekwo, presiding decide, held that the go well with was untimely and the problems raised had been inside the purview of the inner affairs of the political social gathering.
Ekwo held that the group failed to point out credible proof that it was registered with the Company Affairs Fee (CAC) and subsequently lacked the locus to have instituted the go well with.
Within the go well with marked FHC/ABJ/CS/599/2024, the North Central APC Discussion board, led by Saleh Zazzaga, queried the propriety of Ganduje’s appointment because the chair of the social gathering since he’s not from any state within the north-central geopolitical zone.
They argued that the nationwide government committee (NEC) of the APC breached the social gathering’s structure when it appointed Ganduje, from Kano state within the north-west geopolitical zone, to exchange Abdullahi Adamu from Nasarawa state within the north-central geopolitical zone.
It additionally argued that Ganduje’s appointment to exchange Abdullahi was opposite to Article 31.5(1F) of the APC structure and extremely vires the powers of the NEC of the social gathering, amongst different reliefs.
The plaintiff prayed the court docket to, amongst others, restrain Ganduje from additional parading himself as chair of the APC.
Additionally they sought an order directing the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) to not accord recognition to all actions taken by the APC, together with congresses, primaries and nominations — since Ganduje turned APC chair on August 3, 2023.
Talking with journalists after the court docket session, Ayuba Abdul, counsel to the plaintiff, mentioned the judgment can be appealed.
