The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in the Saturday election, Alhaji Sani Abubakar Danladi has been disqualified by the Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo on Wednesday from participating in the election.
DANLADI: The case was brought before Justice Steven Pam by Usman Udi and three others against Abubakar Sani Danladi, his party and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC challenging the eligibility of Sani to contest the governorship election in the state.
In his judgment, Justice Pam ruled that there were discrepancies in the age declaration of the 1st Defendant (Abubakar Sani Danladi).
The judge noted that the information contained in the affidavit of the 1st defendant’s personal particulars that he was born on 14th February, 1968 was in conflict with his date of birth contained in the West African Senior School Certificate submitted by him to the 3rd defendant, the Independent National Electoral Commission which indicates that he was born on 3rd April 1977.
“That the information given by the 1st defendant (Abubakar Sani Danladi) as to his age in the affidavit in support of his personal particulars in the INEC Form CF001 submitted to the 3rd defendant (The Independent National Electoral Commission) by him is hereby declared false.
“That the 1st defendant is hereby disqualified from contesting election as the candidate of the 2nd defendant (The All Progressives Congress) in the governorship election for Taraba state slated for 9th March, 2019 or any subsequent date to be slated on the ground that the information contained in the affidavit in support of the 1st defendant’s personal particulars in the INEC Form CF001 submitted to the 3rd defendant as to his age is false.”
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