However Counsel to both the Plaintiff and the Defendants presented their respective arguments before the Court.
The Plaintiff Abubakar Sadiq Saadu argued that he has by not withdrawn from the electoral contest and claimed by his opponent and the party therefore that no fresh primary election could lawfully be conducted to replace him.
On the other hand, counsel to the Defendants maintained that the Plaintiff had withdrawn from the contest.
In a further argument moreover one of the Defendants’ positions was that the Plaintiff was not the winner of the primary election conducted in May 2026, asserting instead that another individual, also identified as Abubakar Sadiq Fakai, emerged as the winner.
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Having heard the arguments of counsel from both sides, the Court adjourned the matter to 30 November 2026 for judgment.
The parties and other interested observers will now await the Court’s decision on the issues presented for determination.
The next chapter in this electoral dispute will be determined by the Court’s judgment.
Fakai approached the court to challenge what he described as illegal replacement by his party who he said allegedly forged his signature and affidavit to claim he had volunterily withdrew from the race.
Earlier, the court had ordered both the party and the INEC to maintain status quo on the matter.
