Court Orders INEC to Halt Recognition of APC Candidate
The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to maintain the status quo by not recognizing Abdulkadir Hassan as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Jos North North constituency in the Plateau State House of Assembly. This ruling came from Justice Salim Olasupo Ibrahim following an ex parte application filed by Hon. Adamu Aliyu against the APC, Hassan, and INEC.
The court ordered Hassan to refrain from presenting himself as the APC candidate until the substantive suit is resolved, with a hearing scheduled for August 24, 2026. Hon. Aliyu's application sought to prevent INEC from acknowledging any actions by the APC that would nominate or recognize Hassan as their candidate, citing an unlawful attempt to substitute him as the party's duly nominated candidate.
The court granted the alternative relief after reviewing a 53-paragraph affidavit and adjourned the matter for further proceedings.
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