Adamawa governorship election: Binani runs to court, seek judicial review on declaration as winner

The candidate ofcthe All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Aisha Binani Dahiru, has filed a motion exparte before the federal high Court in Abuja....CONTINUE READING

In the application, she is seeking the leave of the court for a judicial review of the Administrative decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on April 16th in respect of her declaration as winner of the governorship elections of Adamawa state held on March 18 and the supplementary elections of April the 15th…..CONTINUE READING

Binani is also seeking an order of prohibition and certiorari preventing INEC and it’s agent from taking any further steps towards the declaration of the winner of the elections pending the determination of her application for judicial review.

The application sighted by Blueprint Correspondent was brought pursuant to Order 34 Rules 1A, Order 3 (1) & 3(2) A,B,C Order 6 of the federal high Court (Civil Procedure Rules) 2019 and Section 251(1) Q&R of the 1999 Constitution, as well as Section 149 and 152 of the Electoral Act 2022.

In the grounds under which the application is brought, the Senator stated that after the collation of reaults, INEC (1st) Respondent, declared her as the

winner of the elections but the PDP and its winner of the election but the PDP and it’s candidate Governor Fintiri who were sued as the 2nd and 3rd respondents resulted to were sued fighting and causing a public disturbance which led to the beating and manhandling of INEC staff…..CONTINUE READING