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Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) reacted to the directive of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone the elections in the country. Zamfara State so that the Congress (APC) will present candidates in the elections of 2019.
He described Malami's directive as an act of desperation and advised the INEC to reject it.
Recall that the minister stated that his decision was based on the judgment of the High State Court in the case No. ZMS / GS / 52/2018 between Sanusi Liman Dan-Alhaji and 37 others, against APC and 144 others; and call number: CA / S / 23/2019.
Ozekhome however criticized the APC for taking Nigerians.
"This letter is false. This shows that they are desperate. INEC should reject it. They see Nigeria as an APC entity. They do not believe that Nigeria is not reserved for APC but for all Nigerians. This is a misleading claim that we must ignore, "he told ThisDay.
At the same time, the Sokoto Court of Appeal yesterday confirmed the CENI's position that the APC in Zamfara State does not have candidates for governors, national bademblies and chambers of state. 16th and 2nd March meeting.
The Court, presided over by Judge Jumai Sankey, and other judges of the jury, Judges Ndukwe Anyanwu and Vincent Abiru, dismissed the appeal and the motion filed by Governor Abdulaziz Yari and Alhaji Muktar Idris, who requested the court of power challenge the elections.
He confirmed the argument of Chief Ozekhome and Mr. Isiaka Dikko (SAN) that the notice of discontinuance filed earlier on February 11 by the Hon. Sani Jaji, under Rule 11, Rules 1 and 5 of the Rules of the Court of Appeal completely extinguished the appeal on which Idris' lawyer, Mahmud Magaji (SAN), based his motion filed on February 8th.
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