The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Aisha Al-Hassan alias Mama Taraba.
In a judgment delivered this afternoon by Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour, the Apex Court held that the appeal lacked merit and substance.
The Apex Court upheld the Appellate Court’s verdict which had earlier dismissed the petition on the grounds that the APC and its governorship candidate cannot question the nomination of Governor Darius Ishaku as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Senator Al-Hassan filed the appeal questioning the nomination of Darius Ishaku as the candidate of the PDP.
According to her, the PDP did not conduct primary elections to nominate its candidate as required by the law.
The Supreme Court says it will give reasons for the judgment on February 22, 2016.
•Sourced from a Channels TV report. Photo shows Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba.
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