By Muhammed Abubakar, Reporting
THE Federal High Court in Damaturu, Yobe State, has nullified the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections for Fika East and Jakusko state constituencies.
The verdict was over non-compliance with the provisions of the Election Act.
The court, therefore, ordered the APC to conduct fresh primaries within 14 days.
According to the presiding judge, Justice Fadima Murtala, the party has just been given only 14 days within which to conduct fresh primaries for the two vacant positions.
In a related development, the Yobe North APC senatorial aspirant, Abubakar Jinjiri, has withdrawn the suit he filed against the senatorial candidate, Bashir Sheriff Machina, the Independent National Electoral Commission and the APC over his senatorial matter.
Justice Murtala, in her ruling, held that Jinjiri has the right to file the notice of withdrawal and that the notice of discontinuance was valid.
She, accordingly, dismissed the case as prayed by Machina’s counsel.
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