The Court Appeal has dismissed Yusuf Umar of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPC) and reinstated Musa Ilyasu Kwankwaso of the All Progressive Congress.
In the Kura/Madobi/Garun Malam Federal Constituency Election, the three-member panel chaired by Justice Tunde Oyebamiji Awotoye, has granted Yusuf Datti’s appeal.
They claimed that the appellant’s resignation date was incorrectly counted as the date of his party’s primary election and that Section 77 of the Electoral Act was improperly applied, stating that no court has jurisdiction over matters pertaining to party membership.
