Court nullifies APC primary, bars winner from fresh one
The Federal High Court in Gombe has nullified the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election held on 16 May for the Balanga/Billiri Federal Constituency, ruling that the exercise failed to comply with provisions of the Electoral Act.
READ ALSO: APC governorship campaign organisation tackles Makinde over use of increased federal allocations The court consequently held that compliance with the Electoral Act in preparing and submitting party membership registers was a matter the court could examine.
The court held that the issue before it was not simply whether Mr Ali was a member of the APC, but whether the party complied with the statutory requirement to submit its membership register.
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