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A Kaduna State High Court has restrained the ruling party, APC, from conducting the primary to
select the party’s candidate for the Kaduna Central Senatorial District.
Ruling
on an ex-parte motion in a suit filed by Uba Sani, a senatorial aspirant, the
court on Wednesday ordered the APC, its chairman Adams Oshiomhole, the
electoral commission, INEC, and incumbent senator, Shehu Sani, to maintain the
status-quo prior to October 2, when the APC excluded Uba Sani and other
aspirants from the contest in favour of one aspirant.
Uba
Sani like the incumbent senator had purchased the APC form to contest the
senatorial seat, but the APC National Working Committee only cleared Shehu Sani
for the seat and in a motion brought pursuant to Order 15(1) and Order 36 of
the High Court Civil Procedure Rules of Kaduna State, the court granted leave
to issue and serve the writ of summons on the the defendants.
The
restraining order has been reportedly served on the APC at its national
headquarters.
Uba
Sani’s lawyer, Sule Shuaibu, explained that his client took this step to
protect his democratic rights after exhausting the internal party
grievance-redress processes.
Upon
becoming aware of his exclusion, Uba Sani wrote and submitted a letter of
complaint to the national chairman, urging him to reverse the decision, the
counsel said. He followed up with a letter to the Appeal Committee, stating
clearly that having fulfilled all the conditions for contesting the primary
election, his unlawful exclusion should be set aside and he be allowed to
contest the primary election.
From Premium Times.
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