Court Adjourns Suit Against Duke's PRP Candidacy

The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned a suit that seeks to nullify Donald Duke's candidacy for the People's Redemption Party (PRP) in the 2027 presidential election until June 29. The suit was initiated by Yakubu Kingslei, who claims that Duke, a former governor of Cross River State, was not a registered member of the PRP when the party submitted its membership register to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on May 4.

The plaintiff's counsel, Abdullahi Muhammad, informed the court that efforts to serve Duke with the original summons were unsuccessful. The suit questions the validity of the primary elections held on May 25, alleging that Duke's participation was improper as he failed to physically attend the screening exercise conducted from May 15 to 19.

Kingslei seeks a declaration that Duke is ineligible to participate in the primary elections and requests that the court set aside the results from Bauchi, Gombe, and Kwara states, claiming widespread irregularities and manipulation in the voting process.