The Supreme Court has affirmed the incumbent Jigawa State Deputy Governor, Umar Namadi as the lawful All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the State’s governorship election this year.
In a unanimous judgment prepared by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, the apex court upheld the primary election conducted on May 26 which produced Namadi as the winner.
Justice Ibrahim Saulawa on behalf of the court, the appeal filed by Farouk Adamu Aliyu, a former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives was dismissed in its entirety.
The five justices of the court who heard the case unanimously agreed that it lacked merit and substance.
Namadi, through his counsel, Prince Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, SAN, had won the legal battle at the Federal High Court in Dutse as well as at the Court of Appeal in Kano.
