Lado sued over APC Gurara, Tafa, Suleja constituency

From Yakubu Mustapha, Minna

The Federal High Court, Minna, will on November 9, 2022, hears a suit challenging Hon. Abubakar Lado as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Gurara, Tafa, Suleja Federal Constituency of Niger state in the 2023 general elections.

The plaintiff, Alhaji Haruna Abubakar Arafat Magaji, is claiming the authentic candidate of the party in the Federal Constituency having been elected in a rescheduled party primaries held on 31st May 2022, after the first primaries held on May 27th, was marred by violence.

Counsel to the plaintiff, Barrister Aliyu Hussaini said in an interview with journalists in Minna, that APC sent the name of Honourable Lado to INEC as its candidate for the election in error instead of Alhaji Haruna Arafat Magaji who won the rescheduled primaries.

Speaking to journalists, Barrister Chris Isuagu, counsel to Abubakar Lado Suleja who is the incumbent member representing the Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, argued that there was no other primaries held other than that of the May 27th held at Suleja stadium.

However, counsel to APC, Barrister Blessing Jaye filed application for extension of time within which to regularize counter affidavit in response to process before the court as a new counsel to the party in the case.