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COURT OF APPEAL STRIKES APPEAL BY DAUDA LAWAL AND PDP OVER GOVERNORSHIP PRIMARIES.

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The Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto has strike out the Appeal filed by Dr. Dauda Lawal and PDP challenging the judgement delivered by Justice Aminu Bappa led Federal High Court where it nullified the governorahip primary election conducted on the 25th of May 2022.

The appellants namely Dr. Dauda Lawal, People’s Democratic Party, Col. Bala Mande rtf and Adamu Maina Waziri are asking the court of appeal to set aside the judgement of the lower court and allow the primary election conducted.

But the defendants in the appeal Engr. Ibrahim Shehu Gusau and Hafiz Nahuche filed a motion of preliminary objection and argued the same on the ground that, if the appellants knew they are going to appeal the judgement they should have not conceded on the first place and instead they should have filed a notice of stay of execution of the judgement.

The court of appeal in its judgement on Wednesday agreed with the defense tean and affirmed the position of the Federal High Court, Gusau by striking out the appeal.

It upheld that the PDP gubernatorial primary election conducted on the 25th of May 2022 was not In substantial compliance with the provisions of 2022 Electoral act as amended and PDP constitution, as well as PDP electoral guidelines.

It described the appeal as an academic exercise and dismissed it with a cost of N100,000 against the appellants.

Barrister Ibrahim Ali, one of the Counsels to Engr. Ibrahim Shehu and Hafiz Nahuche said the judgement by the Sokoto division of the Court of Appeal is an affirmation of the justice done by the lower court in Gusau.

Regarding the rumor of appeal made by the PDP in the second judgement, Ali said, to the best of their knowledge the appeal was not filed hence neither himself as the counsel nor his clients were served with any processes from the court of Appeal.

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FMR. ZAMFARA SPEAKER SCORES (229) TO DELIVERS POLING

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Former Speaker of Zamfara House of Assembly Sanusi Garba Rikiji of the APC has scored a total of (229) votes to defeat the PDP who polls (61) votes only.

His poling unit is Rumfar Galadima (013) in Gusau the capital city of Zamfara State.

As for the result of the state house of assembly in his poling units, APC scored a total of (232) to defeat the PDP who polls (51) votes.

Rikiji is currently the house of reps candidate for Gusau and Tsafe in the 2023 election, whose election was declared inclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

He is contesting the seat together with the serving members Kabiru Amadu Mai Palace, who is from the opposition PDP.

 

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CHAIR ZBIRS, WORKS COMMISSIONER, DELIVERS POLING UNITS

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March 18, 2023

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The Chairman of Zamfara State Board of Internal Revenue Service, Ali Akilu Dama Bungudu has also delivered his poling unit.

His party the APC scored a total (173) to defeat the PDP who scored (111) votes.

Similar votes were also recorded for both political parties at the level of State assembly elections.

Similarly, Zamfara State Commissioner for Works Rabiu Garba Gusau has delivered his poling units with a wide margin to defeat the PDP.

APC scored (96) votes to defeat the opposition People’s Democratic Party, which scored (16) votes for both the Governorship election and state assembly for Gusau (1) at his poling unit.

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SHA’AYAU S. PAWA MAFARA SCORES (502) VOTES TO DEFEAT PDP WITH ZERO VOTE.

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March 18, 2023

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A political ally of former Governor Yari Sha’ayau Yusuf S. Paws has defeated PDP in his Township Primary school poling unit in Talatar Marafa local government area of Zamfara State.

According to an official result sheet, the politician who is a member of All Progressives Congress (APC) scored (502) votes to defeat the PDP who scored (0) votes.

The politician has made history since 2015 by maintaining the only poling units which opposition party has never won a single vote during election.

He repeated the same history during the 2023 Presidential and national assembly elections conducted three weeks back, when PDP failed to score a single vote.

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