A'Court nullifies APC governorship primaries in 11 LGAs in Benue

• Published date: 24 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

The Court of Appeal, Makurdi Division, yesterday nullified the governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 11 local government areas of Benue State.

The affected local governments are Gboko, Gwer-east, Gwer-west, Guma, Katsina, Logo, Makurdi, Otukpo, Ukum, Tarka and Vandeikya.

The Court also ordered the APC to conduct a fresh governorship primary election within 14 days and ordered Hyacinth Alia and the APC to pay Prof. Terhemba Shija N2 million.

The Court gave the order while ruling on the appeal filed by a governorship aspirant on the platform of the APC, Prof Terhemba Shija against the judgement of the Federal High Court, Makurdi, which dismissed his suit challenging the APC primary in Benue State which produced Alia as a candidate.

Delivering the lead judgement, Justice Justice Biobelle Abraham Georgewill, held that Prof. Shija was able to prove that there was no governorship primary election conducted...