A Federal High Court sitting in Gusau, the Zamfara State has nullified the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship primary election that presented Dauda Lawal as the Governorship Candidate.
In a judgment delivered by Justice Aminu Bappa, the court granted all the prayers by the plaintiff which is to nullify the primary election.
The Jurist ordered fresh primary election in line with the constitution of PDP and guidelines of the party:
“The court has granted the prayers submitted in this honorable court by the plaintiffs and hereby ruled in their favour”.
“The 109-page judgement will be presented to the counsels of both the plaintiffs and the dependants”.
PDP Governorship Primary which held in Zamfara State on May 25, elected Dr Dauda Lawal-Dare, as the party’s governorship candidate for the 2023 general election.
Reacting to the judgment, counsel to the 1st and 4th defendants, Bashir Abubakar said the party will look into the judgment and appeal it.
The primary election was conducted by the committee sent from the PDP National Headquarters Abuja, led by Adamu Maina-Waziri.
