The Supreme Court has upheld the judgment of the Court of Appeal that affirmed Lawal Usman as the Senatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party PDP for Kaduna State Central Senatorial District election.
Delivering judgment in an appeal filed by an aggrieved Senatorial aspirant, Ibrahim Usman, the Supreme Court held that courts have no jurisdiction to dabble into the internal and domestic affairs of political parties.
Justice Emmanuel Agim who read the lead judgment dismissed the appeal for lack of merit, saying that the decision of the PDP National Working Committee on the May 23, 2022 primary election was correct and cannot be faulted.
There was a mild jubilation among the supporters of Usman shortly after the five-man panel of the justices delivered the verdict.
Respondent’s counsel, Mahmoud Magaji was on hand and provided more insight on what transpired.
It will be recalled that the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, had on December 19, 2022, reinstated Usman as the candidate of the PDP after his removal by a Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna, which had nullified the primary election for Kaduna Central Senatorial District
