The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in 2023 Adamawa State governorship election, Senator Aisha Ahmed Binani, has approached a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, seeking a judicial review of the administrative decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in respect of her declaration as the winner of the governorship held on March 18 and April 15, 2023.
Senator Binani is also seeking an order of prohibition and certiorari preventing INEC and its agents from taking any further steps towards the declaration of the winner of the election pending the determination of her application for judicial review.
According to the court papers sighted by LEADERSHIP, the application which was brought pursuant to Order 34 Rules 1a, Order 3(1) & 3(2) a, b, c, Order 6 of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure Rules) 2019 and Section 251 (1)q & r of the 1999 Constitution, as well as Sections 149 & 152 of the Electoral Act 2022.
Credit: Leadership
