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High Court Nullifies Candidature Of Kano PDP Governorship Candidate

A federal high court in Kano, Kano state on Monday nullified the primary election that led to emergence of People’s Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate in Kano, Abba Yusuf. The judge, Lewis Allagoa,…

A federal high court in Kano, Kano state on Monday nullified the primary election that led to emergence of People’s Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate in Kano, Abba Yusuf.

The judge, Lewis Allagoa, ruled that the party did not conduct governorship primary election in Kano, and declared the candidature of Mr Yusuf null and void.

A PDP gubernatorial aspirant, Ali Amin-little, had approached the court, challenging the process that led to emergence of Mr Yusuf as PDP gubernatorial candidate in Kano.

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Published March 4, 2019
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