ABUJA, Nigeria – A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by Senator Aisha Dahiru Ahmed (Binani), the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in the last governorship election in Adamawa State.
The suit sought a judicial review of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) decision to reverse her earlier announcement as the winner of the election by the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC.
On Wednesday, April 26, 2023, during the mention of the case, Senator Ahmed’s lawyer informed the court about the notice of discontinuance filed by the plaintiff and requested the court to strike out the suit. However, Justice Inyang Ekwo chose to dismiss the suit instead.
Senator Ahmed had initiated legal action following INEC’s reversal of the initial election results, which had declared her the winner. The lawsuit sought to challenge the electoral body’s authority and decision-making process in the matter.
Aisha Binani Emerges Adamawa APC Governorship Candidate
Senator Aishatu Binani has emerged as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Adamawa State.
In a historic victory, she floored five men to clinch the party’s ticket in the just concluded governorship primary election in the State.
Binani has now become the first woman to win the governorship candidacy of a major political party in the State.
Binani is a serving Senator, representing Adamawa Central and she obtained victory over the likes of former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ribadu, immediate past governor of the State, Jibrilla Bindow, House of Representatives member, Abdulrazak Namdas, Wafari Theman and Umar Mustapha for the governorship race.
Gambo Lawan, the chairman of the Electoral Committee, who announced the results, said Binani scored 430 votes to defeat her closest rival, Ribadu, who had 288 votes.
The former governor, Bindo had 103 votes to clinch the third position.
The election, which started at about 11:30 pm on Thursday, was concluded at about 8:44 on Friday morning.
Scores by each aspirant: Aisha Binani – 430, Nuhu Ribadu – 288, Jibrilla Bindo – 103, Abdulrazak Namdas – 94, Umar Mustapha – 39, Wafari Theman – 21.
