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Court dismiss suit challenging Nentawe Yilwatda as APC governorship candidate – Plateau

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4 years ago

December 5, 2022

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The Federal High Court sitting in Jos has dismissed the pre-election suit filed by an aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Danyaro Sarpiya, challenging the emergence of Dr Nentawe Yilwatda as the party’s governorship candidate for the 2023 election in Plateau State.

Justice Dorcas Agishi in a Judgement on Saturday dismissed the suit for lack of merit, saying the claimant lacks the Locos standing to challenge the APC governorship primaries in the state.

She noted that Dr Sarpiya did not resign from his place of work 30 days before the primaries, adding that he also withdraw from the race while the contest was ongoing.

Justice Agishi also ruled that Dr Sarpiya cannot contest the authenticity of the delegates who participated in the exercise because he wasn’t a delegate.

Sarpiya had dragged the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court, challenging the validity of Dr Yilwatda as the APC governorship candidate.

Meanwhile, Dr Sarpiya expressed a desire to appeal the judgement of the Federal High Court, claiming that he will exhaust all the legal options available to him.

He disclosed this while responding to questions from newsmen after the court’s verdict, through his attorney, SA Abbah, who said his client is proceeding to the court of Appeal to challenge the Judgement of the lower court.

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I will end 2027 campaign if anyone proves I collected money in US – Peter Obi

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7 minutes ago

September 15, 2026

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The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has given a condition for stopping his 2027 political campaign.

Obi vowed to stop his presidential campaign if anybody could provide evidence of him collecting money from Nigerians in the diaspora.

Speaking in the United States (US), Obi dismissed claims that he was in America to source funds for his presidential campaign.

He said:

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Terrorists kill nine passengers in Plateau bus attack

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20 minutes ago

September 15, 2026

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Nine people have been killed after gunmen opened fire on a passenger bus at Dungus, Kuru District, Jos South council area.

The police command in Plateau confirmed the attack in a statement by its spokesman, Alfred Alabo, on Monday.

The command said it received a distress report at about 7:45 p.m. on Sunday that terrorists operating on a motorcycle had attacked the bus.

According to the statement, the Toyota bus, with registration number BUU 621 ZL, was conveying passengers to Jos when the gunmen opened fire.

It said seven people were confirmed dead at the scene, while two others who sustained gunshot injuries later died in hospital. The police said the development brought the total number of fatalities from the attack to nine.

The police commissioner, Ayodeji Faniyan, immediately mobilised Mobile Police operatives, tactical teams, homicide detectives and forensic experts to the scene.

(NAN)