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FHC GUSAU DISMISSES PDP SUITE AGAINST GOV. BELLO MATAWALLE

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The Federal High Court sitting in Gusau, Zamfara state capital has dismissed the suite filed by some PDP members on Monday, challenging the defection of Governor Bello Mattawale to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)
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The Presiding Judge, Justice Aminu Bappah Aliyu while dismissing the suite said the court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the matter.

The case in the suit no FHC/GS/CS/14/2021 was filed by Alhaji Bashir Saleh, Ibrahim Muhammed Turaki and Andulhamid Haruna all of them members of the people Democratic Party.

The plaintiffs had prayed the court to order Governor Bello Matawalle and Barr. Mahdi Aliyu who won the election on the platform of PDP to vacate their offices following their defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on June 29, 2021.

The plaintiffs, through their counsel, J. C Shaka, however, amended the originating summon and excluded the second defendant and deputy Governor Mahadi Aliyu for he decided to remain in the PDP.

The plaintiffs had however, joined the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), APC and Attorney General of the Federation as third, fourth, and fifth defendants respectively in the suit.

They also asked the court to restraint the fourth and fifth defendants from recognizing and dealing with the first and second defendants in their status, among other prayers.

In his ruling, Aliyu, however, said the originating summons filed by the plaintiffs lack merit as the matter before the court is neither pre-election matter nor election matter which shall be decided by the election petition tribunal.

Aliyu ruled that the Federal High Court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the reliefs sought for by the plaintiffs.

He further ruled that the Constitution of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria did not, in any way, prohibit any person from joining any association or political party of his choice.

Aliyu said it was only an election tribunal or state house of assembly that can remove a governor from office.

The court therefore awarded the cost of N1m to each of the defendants to be paid by the plaintiffs.

Mike Ezeokhome, SAN who represented the Gov Bello Matawalle and the APC commended the court for ruling in favor of his clients, while J. C Shaka said the plaintiffs would study the judgement and decided on the next line of action.

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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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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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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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