Court Declares Sam Aro APC Candidate for Kogi West

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled to nullify the candidacy of Senator Sunday Karimi for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Kogi West Senatorial District for the 2027 general election. The court declared Sam Aro as the duly elected candidate following a judgment delivered by Justice Salim Ibrahim.

The court found that Aro's primary election was valid, having been conducted by the APC National Working Committee (NWC) Election Committee and monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In contrast, the primary that produced Karimi was deemed invalid as it was not monitored by INEC, violating the Electoral Act.

Justice Ibrahim ordered Karimi to cease presenting himself as the APC candidate and directed the party to submit Aro's name to INEC for the upcoming election. The judge emphasized that the absence of INEC's official record of Karimi's claimed results further invalidated his candidacy.