Danladi Remains Our Taraba Governorship Candidate – APC
BY AMEH IDUGAJI, JALINGO – The Taraba State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Ibrahim El-Sudi, on Wednesday said that Alhaji Sani Abubakar Danladi remains the governorship candidate of the party in the state.
El-Sudi, who was reacting to a Federal High Court ruling that disqualified order earlier in the day in Jalingo which disqualified Danladi on the grounds of falsification of age, said the party’s lawyers are already moving to appeal what he described as “mischievous judgement”.
He urged the party supporters to continue with their campaign for the Saturday’s governorship polls to ensure victory for the party.
Our Correspondent reports that a Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo Presided over by Justice Stephen Pam had ruled on Wednesday directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and APC from recognizing Danladi as a governorship candidate.
A copy of the judgement showed that Mr Usman Udi, Mr Joshua Paaku, Mr George Geofrey and Alhaji Muslim Munkaila approached the court on Jan 9, 2019 to disqualify Abubakar Danladi on the grounds of falsification of his date of birth.
Udi and three others submitted before the court saying; “It is hereby declared that the information contained in the affidavit Abubakar supporting his personal particulars that he was born on Feb 14, 1968 is in conflict with is date of birth contained in the West African Senior School Certificate he submitted to INEC.”
