Court adjourns Shinkafi's suit against APC, INEC to July 28

By Idris Salisu, Gusau

The Federal High Court in Gusau, Zamfara State, on Tuesday adjourned until July 28 the suit filed by Dr. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi challenging his disqualification from contesting the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial ticket for Zamfara North.

The presiding judge, Justice Dikko Hassan, fixed the new date after hearing arguments on affidavits, counter-affidavits and preliminary objections filed by both the plaintiff and the defendants.

Shinkafi is challenging the APC, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Senator Sahabi Ya’u over his exclusion from the party’s primary election, which produced Senator Ya’u as the APC candidate for the Zamfara North Senatorial District.

The proceedings were conducted virtually, as the presiding judge did not sit physically in court.