Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi
The Allied Peoples Movement (APM), has filed a go well with on the Federal High Court, Bauchi, towards the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Senator Shehu Buba Umar of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and his operating mate over alleged breach of the Electoral Act.
Briefing newsmen after submitting the go well with on Friday, October 23, 2026, the Legal Adviser of APM, Jidauna Tula, mentioned the go well with is difficult the eligibility of Senator Shehu Buba as PRP governorship candidate for Bauchi State.
Tula defined that the APC carried out its Governorship Primary Election in Bauchi on May 22, 2026, the place Senator Shehu Buba Umar misplaced and subsequently withdrew from the race.
He mentioned Buba then defected to the PRP, which hurriedly carried out a recent governorship Primary on May 26, 2026 and produced him as its candidate.
According to Tula, this motion violated Section 82 of the Electoral Act 2022 as amended (Electoral Act 2026).
He cited that Section 82(1) and (2) of the Act required each political occasion to give INEC at the very least 21 days discover earlier than conducting any conference, congress, convention or major for nomination of candidates, stating the date, time, venue and names of committee members.
He added that Section 82(6) offered that failure to give such discover rendered the first, conference or congress invalid.
“By legislation, PRP ought to have notified INEC on or earlier than May 5, 2026 for a major slated for May 26, 2026, which APM alleges it failed to do.
“To our surprise, on October 10, 2026, INEC published his name as the Governorship candidate of the PRP. That is the final list published by INEC for the 2027 election. That is why we sued INEC and Shehu Buba,” Tula mentioned.
He additional alleged that the deputy governorship candidate additionally defected to PRP after INEC deadline had elapsed.
The case has been filed and listening to is but to begin.
