This was revealed in a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of the SDP, Ambassador Rufus Aiyenigba.
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He polled 10 votes to defeat the incumbent, Yusuf Yabagi of the Action Democratic Party, with eight votes.
The prayer is part of the reliefs contained in the appeal of the APM filed by their counsel, Chukwuma Machukwu-Ume (SAN), challenging the judgment of the Presidential Election Petitions Court which dismissed their petition for lack of locus standi, being a pre-election matter and abuse of court process over a similar judgment at the Supreme Court.
The APM hinged its ground for the suit on the alleged double nomination of Kashim Shettima for the 2023 elections
The Presidential Election Petition Court has commenced the delivery of judgement in the petition filed by the Allied Peoples Movement
This was disclosed by the Chief Registrar of the Court of Appeal, Umar Bangari, in a statement he issued on Monday
APM is seeking the nullification of President Bola Tinubu’s election on the grounds that his running mate, Kashim Shettma, was not qualified to contest, having allegedly engaged in double nomination.
The court issued the order following an ex-parte application that was brought before it by four political parties.