Shaaban Sharada, the personal assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Broadcast Media has lost his ticket as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Kano Municipal Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives.
This followed a judgement delivered on Tuesday by Justice Saadatu Ibrahim of a Federal High Court sitting in Kano.
The court also confirmed Mutari Yakasai as the legitimate candidate, of the party.
While she upheld the result of the party’s primary election that produced Yakasai, the trial Judge quoted that section 3 of the Electoral Act forbids political parties to substitute a candidate elected through legitimate process.
Nuraini Jomoh, Counsel to Yakasai praised the court judgement while Shaaban’s counsel, Ibrahim Sharada, said his client would appeal the judgement.
Meanwhile, counsel to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Hassan Aminu, expressed the hope that the ruling would serve as a lesson to political parties to live up to expectations.
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