The Court of Appeal Sokoto has nullified the decision of the Zamfara State High Court that allowed the All Progressives Congress (APC) to field candidates in the 2019 general elections.
Delivering the lead judgment, which was adopted by two other justices — Tijjani Abubakar and Jamilu Tukur — Justice Tom Yakubu held that the lower court failed in its duty to properly evaluate the evidence before it.
An Abuja High Court had barred the APC from fielding candidates, but the Zamfara High Court ruled otherwise by recognising the primary election that produced governorship, state and National Assembly candidates held by APC in the state and declared that INEC accepts the party candidates for the elections.
However, an appeal was filed by Senator Kabiru Marafa, chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) and 129 others through his counsel, Mike Ozheokome.