Appeal Court restores Umar as APC senatorial candidate for Bauchi South

• Published date: 13 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the nomination of Shehu Buba Umar as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Bauchi South Senatorial District.

A three-member panel of the appellate court, in two judgments on Friday, set aside the November 21, 2022 by Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, voiding his nomination.

Justice Ridwan Abdullahi, in the lead judgments, held that the trial court erred when it nullified victory at the party's primary held on May 29, 2022.

Justice Abdullahi upheld the arguments by Umar's lawyer, Jibrin Sa'id Jibrin that the trial judge's decision was not supported by the evidence led by Ibrahim Zailani, who was the plaintiff in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/891/2022.

The judge proceeded to allow both appeals, marked: CA/ABJ/CV/1335/2022 and...