By Nnenna Ibeh
The Supreme Court on Friday, December 9, dismissed an
appeal by the Sokoto state Governor Aminu Tambuwal to stop court’s action
against his nomination for the 2015 general election.
The court also ordered the retrial of the
matter at the Federal high court.
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| Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State. |
Tambuwal had approached the apex court over a
court action by the All Progressives Congress challenging the authenticity of
his nomination as the flag bearer in Sokoto state.
However, in its decision, the apex court held
that Tambuwal’s nomination should be challenged by another aspirant from the
state Umaru Dahiru.
The five-man panel of judges led by Justice
Musa Dattijo held that Dahiru has sufficient justifiable cause.
The court also set aside an Appeal Court’s
decision that the court action instituted by Dahiru against Tambuwal had been
overtaken by events on the strength of his election as the governor of Sokoto
state.
The court said the Appeal Court erred in law
by holding that the event had overtaken the case of the appellant simply
because the governorship had been conducted after the primary election.
The apex court also agreed with Tambuwal that
the primary election that produced him cannot be challenged by another
governorship aspirant.
It said allowing such is an act of murder to
democracy.
The judge further ordered that the matter be
retried by a Federal High Court in Abuja, on its merit, and make decision as
demanded by law.
Dahiru had in a petition challenged the
process of the primary election that produced Tambuwal as the APC flag bearer
in the state.
He said the process was fraudulent because the original list of
the delegates for primary election was swapped in favour of Tambuwal.
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Source: Naij.com
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