Supreme Court Affirms Lawal as PDP Gubernatorial Candidate
The Supreme Court has affirmed Dauda Lawal as the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara State.
The affirmation is coming four days to the March 11 governorship election scheduled by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state.
In a unanimous judgment, the five-man panel of Justices dismissed an appeal brought against the nomination by another governorship aspirant, Dr Ibrahim Gusau.
In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Adamu Jauro, the Supreme Court upheld submissions of the Counsel to Lawal, Damian Dodo, that his client was legally and lawfully nominated in line with the provisions of the law.
Justice Jauro upheld the judgment of the Court of Appeal Sokoto, which had on January 6, this year, endorsed the second primary election that produced the candidate.
Lawal had in the primary election polled 442 votes to emerge victorious over Dr Ibrahim Gusau and Other aspirants.
Justice Jauro held that a Federal High Court in Gusau which nullified the primary elections twice had no jurisdiction at the time it adjudicated upon the suit instituted by Dr Gusau.
