2023: Jigawa Deputy governor affirmed as APC governorship candidate

Supreme Court on Friday affirmed Jigawa State Deputy governor, Umar Namadi as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February general election.

A 5-member panel of Justices of the Supreme Court ruled the appeal filed by
Farouk Aliyu challenging the emergence of Umar Namadi as the governorship candidate of the APC in Jigawa State in the 2023 election.

The Court justified the emergence of the Namadi and dismissed the appeal as lacking merit.

Namadi is the current deputy governor of Jigawa State who has been occupying the office since 2015.

In the appeal filed at the Supreme Court, Hon Farouk Aliyu, who was a member of the lower legislative Chamber in the National Assembly submitted that the APC primary election held on 26 May, 2022 which produced Mr Namadi as the party’s governorship flagbearer for the 11 March poll was not properly held.

Reading the lead judgement by Kidirat Kekere-Ekun, Ibrahim Salauwa said, “The appellant (Mr Aliyu) failed to prove the declarative reliefs he sought.

“This appeal lacks merit and it is hereby dismissed.”

Also the Supreme thrown out Mr Namadi’s cross-appeal on the grounds that the main appeal had been dismissed.

In the appeal filed, Mr Aliyu challenged the 4 November 2022 decision of the Court of Appeal in Kano, which dismissed his earlier appeal.

The appellate court in Kano had upheld Mr Namadi’s nomination as the governorship candidate of the APC in Jigawa State for the 11 March governorship poll.