A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Plateau North Senatorial aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, Gyang Zi, has withdrawn from the party’s ongoing primary election and demanded N10bn damages over what he described as a defamatory publication declaring him “not cleared.”
In a letter dated May 18, 2026, and addressed to the APC National Chairman, Zi alleged that the party published his name on social media and its official X handle among aspirants not cleared for the primary election without giving any reason.
The letter, signed by Gyang Zi, SAN & Co., was obtained by The PUNCH in Jos on Thursday.
Zi said the publication was made despite his payment for nomination and expression of interest forms and his participation in the screening process for the Plateau North Senatorial District primary.
“The publication portraying me as ‘not cleared’ without justification has greatly injured my reputation, subjected me to public ridicule, and destabilised my supporters and political structure across Plateau North Senatorial District and beyond,” the letter stated. Related News Businessman emerges as Bayelsa PDP senatorial candidate 2027 poll: PDP clears Gombe ex-gov Dankwambo for senate Lagos deputy speaker wins APC assembly ticket
