By Ogunfowokan Serah oluwaseyi
Edited by Babalola Kafayat Omobolanle
Aishatu Binani, the Senator representing Adamawa Central District, resigned from her position as the State Coordinator of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Presidential Campaign Council.
In a statement, Mrs Binani says she resigned from the position pending the outcome of an appeal she filed against her disqualification as the governorship candidate of the APC in Adamawa State.
A Federal High Court in Yola, last month, nullified the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in the state.
Mrs Binani was elected as the party’s governorship candidate in the now-nullified primary held on 26 May. She scored 430 votes to defeat her closest rival, Nuhu Ribadu, who scored 288 votes.
The trial judge, Abdulaziz Anka, also declined a plea for the party to hold a fresh primary election, which effectively means the party will have no candidate in the election.
Mr Ribadu approached the court alleging irregularities in the conduct of the primary.
The court held that the primary was not in compliance with the 2022 Electoral Act, the nation’s constitution, and the party guidelines.
SOURCE: Premiumtimesng
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