The Federal High Court in Gombe has reserved judgement in a suit filed by a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant, Khamisu Mailantarki, challenging the outcome of the party’s governorship primary conducted on 26 May.
The case, which questions the validity of the primary that produced former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, as the PDP governorship candidate for the 2027 election, was heard before Justice Amina-Aliyu Mohammed.
After listening to submissions from lawyers representing both parties, the court reserved judgement and said the date for the ruling would be communicated to all parties.
Addressing journalists after the proceedings, Mr Mailantarki’s lead counsel, Mustapha Ibrahim (SAN), said his client is contesting the legality of the primary election, alleging that the process was compromised by the inclusion of a person who was not qualified to participate.
He explained that both the substantive application and the defendants’ preliminary objections were argued before the court, paving the way for judgement.
