Court orders APC to conduct fresh primary for Plateau Rep seat

A Federal High Court in Jos, Plateau State, has ordered the All Progressives Congress (APC) to conduct fresh primary elections in 10 wards of the Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency over alleged irregularities in the party's primary election. Justice Dorcas Agishi delivered the judgment in a suit filed by Hon. Esther Bitrus Danboyi against Hon. Dachung Musa Bagos, the APC, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The court also awarded N500,000 costs against each of the three defendants. The order followed Danboyi's challenge to the APC primary election that produced Bagos as the party's candidate for the constituency ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Read More