A Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday dismissed a suit filed against the Yobe State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Senator Usman Albishir.
Justice Gabriel Kolawole ruled that the plaintiffs lacked the locus standi to initiate the action.
Ali Danladi, Mohammed A. Mohammed and Mohammed Bako, all card carrying members of the PDP, had asked the court to declare Al-Bishir as ineligible and not qualified to contest in the general election.
The plaintiffs asked the court to make an order of perpetual injunction, restraining the PDP from presenting Albishir as its flagbearer in the governorship election in Yobe State.
The court was asked also to make an order of perpetual injunction, restraining INEC from accepting, considering or clearing Albishir as a governorship candidate of the PDP in Yobe State.
The plaintiffs told the court in addition to make “a declaration that the return of Al-Bishir as the PDP governorship flagbearer for the general election based on the party’s primaries election conducted in January 2011 is null, void and of no effect.’’
The court was also asked to declare that in line with section 182(1)(1) of the constitution (1999) Albishir was not eligible to contest an election or be nominated to contest an election or the primary election of the PDP.
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