The Court of Appeal Sokoto division on Wednesday struck out a suit filed by the PDP in Zamfaraby the Governorship candidate, Alhaji Lawal Dare and others for lack of merit.
Other appellants are Adamu Maina-Waziri, chairman PDP primary election committee in Zamfara and rtd Col. Bala Mande.
Delivering a ruling, Justice Lawal Shu’aibu, who read the lead judgment on behalf of two others dismissed the suit for lack merit.
The court held that the suit was a mere academic exercise.
Shu’aibu dismissed the preliminary objections as it was the bedrock of any judicial by statue and constitution as well as awarded N100,000 cost against the Appellants before he disgested the substance suit.
The respondents are Dr Ibrahim Shehu-Gusau, Alhaji Wadatau Madawaki, Hafiz Nahuche and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Justice Shu’aibu upheld the decision by the Federal High Court in Zamfara that nullified the May 25, PDP primary election which produced Dare as Governorship candidate for series of irregularities.
He said the appellants had complied with lower court judgement delivered by Justice Aminu Bappah-Aliyu and participated in the ordered fresh primary primary election which was also conducted in the state.
He further said participating in the fresh primary election, testimonies of witnesses and documents submitted as exhibits, the appellants had agreed with the violation of electoral acts as well as stipulated PDP guidelines.
The Judge stressed that he perused all the arguments presented by different Counsel, citations of court judgments and other judicial considerations and arrived at the decision, thereby dismissed the suit based on lack of merit.
