APPEAL COURT RESERVES JUDGEMENT IN SUITS BY RIBADU, BINANI, APC

 APPEAL COURT RESERVES JUDGEMENT IN SUITS BY RIBADU, BINANI, APC

The Yola Division of the Court of Appeal on Monday, reserved judgment in the appeals filed by the Nuhu Ribadu, Aishatu Binani and the All Progressives Congress(APC).

The appeals were instituted by APC Governorship Aspirant, Nuhu Ribadu, winner of Governorship primary, Aishatu Binani and the leadership of the party in the state

After hearing the appeals on Monday, the panel, led by Justice Tani Hassan Yusuf, said they would communicate the date for judgment to the parties.

In his appeal, Ribadu, is asking the court to allow his appeal as well as set aside the judgement of the Federal High delivered on the 14th October, 2022.

Ribadu, through hisd counsel, M. I. Dikko (SAN) asked the court to direct APC to conduct fresh primary election to enable him participate in the exercise ahead of 2023 general election.

Furthermore, he alleged that the lower court had erred in law having declined to order for fresh primary even after finding out that the primary election was replate with overvoting in clear violation of the party guidelines.

On her part, Sen. Binani, through her lead counsel, Chief Akim Olujinmi(SAN), prayed the to declare her as the authentic/lawful candidate of the APC in the forthcoming governorship election.

She asked the court allow her appeal, set aside the judgement of the trial court and uphold her as the winner of the primary election conducted on the 26th May, 2022.

Likewise, on its part, APC urged the court to dismiss the suit instituted by Ribadu and reinstate Binani, as its governorship candidate.