Adamawa Guber tussle: Court hears Binani’s exparte application, April 26

By Vivian Okejeme, Abuja

The Federal High Court, has refused to entertain the exparte application brought before it by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC on the 2023 Adamawa Gubernatorial election result declaration tussle, Senator Aisha Dahiru Ahmed.

Binani, through her counsel,

Mohammed Sheriff, wants the court to determine whether the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) can take any further steps on the declared governorship election results made by its Resident Electoral Commissioner REC, Mr Hudu Ari.

Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo, however asked Binani’s counsel to first address the jurisdiction of the court to entertain such matter.

Consequently, the court gave Binani’s counsel three days to file his address on the issue.

He then fixed April 26, for hearing of the ex-parte application and the motion on whether the court has jurisdiction.

Earlier, another lawyer, Afeez Matanmi who claimed to be counsel to the incumbent Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri had sought to address the Court but was shut out on the ground that the issue before the court was an ex-parte application for now.

Defendants in the ex-parte application are the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, People’s Democratic Party PDP and Ahmadu Fintiri.