Court validates Khaleed Abdulmalik as APC’s candidate for Ningi Central Constituency of Bauchi State

All Progressives Congress, APC, and its candidate Khaleed Abdulmalik have won the case filed against them by Abdulrasheed Isah Barau in respect of the primary election conducted by the party for the Ningi Central Constituency of Bauchi State at the Federal High Court, Bauchi.

Counsel to the APC and former Minority Whip of the House of Representatives, Dr Samson Osagie said judgment was delivered in rhe matter by Justice B.O Quadri.

He said Justice Quadri dismissed the suit filed by the Plaintiff in the suit ABDURASHEED ISAH BARAU v. ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS AND TWO OTHERS- with NO FHC/BAU/CS/41/2022.

Dr Osagie hailed the judgment of the court, maintaining that by the sound judgment in favour of his client, the APC had been vindicated for complying with its constitution, Electoral Act and other guidelines for the conduct of party primary election in respect of Ningi Central State Constituency.

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He commended the court for the detailed evaluation of all the pleadings and submissions of counsels and for finally giving judgment in favour of his client and other defendants in the suit.

In the suit, Abdulrasheed Isah Barau had challenged the submission of the name of the third defendant Khaleed Abdulmalik to INEC by the All Progressives Congress as its candidate for the 2023 House of Assembly elections into the Bauchi State House of Assembly on the grounds that he was the duly elected candidate of the party.

However, the APC and Khaleed Abdulmalik had argued through their respective counsels that Abdulrasheed Isah Barau did not win the primary election conducted by the APC on the 27th of May 2022 and therefore could not claim to be the duly elected candidate of the party.

By this judgment third defendant Khaleed Abdulmalik remains the validly elected the candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the Ningi Central State Constituency of Bauchi State House of Assembly elections coming up next year.