The Zamfara state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), has again suffered setbacks as the Federal High Court sitting in Gusau, the state capital, nullified the governorship primary of the party.
The Primary which produced Dauda Lawal-Dare as the party’s governorship candidate for the state, it would be recalled, was challenged in court by some aggrieved aspirants.
Apart from Ibrahim Shehu, who challenged the primary, two other aggrieved aspirants also filed a lawsuit questioning the legitimacy of the primary.
In his ruling, the presiding judge, Aminu Bappa warned the candidate to as a matter of urgency desist from parading himself as the party’s guber candidate for the 2023 election.
While directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to withdraw the certificate of return earlier issued out to the candidate, the party, as made known by the judge, will end up not fielding a governorship candidate for the forthcoming poll which is slated for early next year.
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It would be recalled that this is the second time that the same court will be nullifying the PDP governorship primary in the state.
In September, the court nullified the previous primary that elected Lawal-Dare following a suit filed by Ibrahim Shehu and two other aspirants challenging the credibility of the primary.
The court ordered a re-run but Lawal-Dare still went ahead and emerged winner at the re-run which took place in September.
The ruling, at the time of filing this report have triggered mixed feelings among the people of the state.
While members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) exploded with joy, some members of the PDP, were observed not to have been pleased with the situation.
Some of the APC supporters who spoke with The Trumpet, said “with this ruling, the forthcoming governorship election here in Zamfara, is definitely going to be a workover for our party.”
PDP members whom the ruling did not went down well with, are however optimistic that the judgment will be overturned in the Appeal court.
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