Court Rules Against Araraume in APC Primary Dispute
On August 26, 2023, Justice Salim Ibrahim of an Abuja court struck out a suit filed by Sen. Ifeanyi Araraume, who sought to displace Sen. Patrick Ndubueze as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Imo North Senatorial District in the upcoming 2027 general elections. The court ruled it lacked jurisdiction, as a Federal High Court in Owerri had already addressed the same issue on June 25, 2023.
Araraume's suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1569/2026, named the APC, Ndubueze, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as respondents. He requested the court to recognize him as the valid APC candidate and to prevent Ndubueze from presenting himself as the party's candidate.
The court upheld a preliminary objection from Ndubueze's legal team, led by Prof. Paul Ananaba, SAN, stating that proceeding with the case would constitute an abuse of court process. INEC confirmed it would comply with the court's decision regarding candidate uploads.
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