Confusion as Courts give opposing rulings in Zamfara APC crisis

Controversies on Friday trailed the All Progressives Congress in Zamfara State as two law courts gave opposing ruling in the conduct of the Primary election in the State.

Justice Bello Mohammed Shinkafi of the state high court upheld the primary election of the party in the state, while Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of an Abuja Federal High court ruled that INEC should not recognize the list of candidates by the party in the state.

The party had filed a suit challenging INEC declaration, that the party had failed to fulfill the provisions of the electoral act, within the stipulated time.

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Justice Bello granted all the prayers of the plaintiffs ordering INEC to accept the result of the last primaries conducted in the state.

But Justice Ojukwu held that INEC was right in rejecting the list of candidates from the state, for the elections.

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