The Court of Appeal Jos Division, on Friday, dismissed an appeal challenging the nomination of Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress.
Alhaji Idris Mamman-Gatumbwa had filed a petition before Justice U. Onyemenam-led justices of the Appellate Court, seeking to upturn the judgment of Federal High Court, which okayed his (Zulum) nomination as Borno APC governorship candidate for the 2019 general elections.
Justice Onyemenam, while delivering judgement of the appellate court, dismissed the appeal for lacking in merit.
“The appeal filed before this appellate court by Alhaji Idris Mamman-Gatumbwa, is statute barred and of no effect, as it is lacking in merit.
“Looking at the nature of the case, the decision of the lower court is therefore upheld and the appeal is hereby dismissed for lack of merit,” Onyemenam declared.
The judge held that the case was filed before the lower court after the statutory 14 days grace as stipulated by the Electoral Act.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Justice Jude Dakat of Borno Federal High Court, had dismissed the petition of the appellant on the basis that it lacked merit.