The Appeal Court on Thursday struck out an appeal filed by the Senator Abubakar Gada’s faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto state for lack of terroritorial jurisdiction.
Recall, there has been an ongoing battle for the soul of Sokoto APC between Senator Aliyu Wamakko and Senator Abubakar Gada.
An FCT High Court had earlier declined an application by a faction of the APC in Sokoto State loyal to a former governor of the state, Aliyu Wamakko, to set aside its earlier judgement over the disputed congresses in the state.
The Wamakko group however appealed the FCT high court judgement.
The appeal was brought by the party’s state chairman, Isa Sadiq Acida.
Earlier Acida had asked a high court in Sokoto to restrain APC from recognising Mainasara Abubakar Sani and others as officers and delegates of the ward, LG and state congresses of the party which held on October 13, September 14 and October 16, 2021 respectively.
Delivering ruling on the Appeal by the Gada’s group Justice H .S Tsammani said “for lack of terroritorial jurisdiction, the suit is hereby struck out”.
Speaking to newsmen shortly after the court judgement counsel to Hon. Isa Sadik Acida, chairman of APC in Sokoto state, Dr.Hassan Liman (SAN), said “we will make sure that NBA handle the matter of forum shopping, to ensure that it does not happen again”.
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