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Nigerians React As Supreme Court Rules Against APC In Zamfara
A storm of reactions by Nigerians has greeted the judgment of the Supreme Court against the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara state, northern Nigeria.
Naija News had reported earlier that the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal challenging the nullification of the APC primary elections in Zamfara state. The apex court also voided all votes cast for the party during the general elections.
The five-member panel of justices, in a unanimous judgment, held that the APC in Zamfara state failed to conduct primaries in accordance with the party rules.
This online news platform understands that the Supreme court in a lead judgment by Justice Paul Adamu Galinji, declared all votes cast for the APC as “wasted votes” and ordered that the runner-up candidate be sworn in if he fulfils the constitutional requirement of getting one-quarter of the total votes cast in at least two-thirds of the local government areas of the northern state.
The justices also awarded cost of N10m against APC in favour of the Kabiru Marafa faction of the APC and other respondents in the appeal.
Naija News reports that the panel sounded a note of warning to politicians against destroying the country’s democracy.
The governor-elect of the state, Mukhtar Shehu, filed the appeal challenging the judgment of a Sokoko appellate court which nullified the ruling party’s primaries in the state.
Moments after the news of the judgment broke, Nigerians took to the micro-blogging site, Twitter to react to the judgement.
Naija News captured some of the reactions below…
Illegality can never stand the test of time….
Congratulations to Dr Bello Muhammed of Zamfara State and the entire @OfficialPDPNig family.
— Kola Ologbondiyan (@officialKolaO) May 24, 2019
Congratulations to Dr Bello Mohammed of @OfficialPDPNig on his victory as Governor-elect of Zamfara State following the Supreme Court ruling today. With Dr Mohammed in the saddle, we hope Zamfara will have a modicum of sanity pic.twitter.com/mbbjClnLS5
— Jude C. Ndukwe ANIPR (@stjudendukwe) May 24, 2019
Remember the Great Oracle called the outcome of Zamfara polls, today the Supreme Court has affirmed it. Intriguing thing is: there must be a runoff poll between the parties that came 2nd & 3rd in the guber poll because none met the constitutional threshold
— Dr Great Oracle (@AbdulMahmud01) May 24, 2019
The thing that I remember about this man was when he suspended his governorship campaign because of the killings in his state.
Compassion is better than ‘integrity’.
Congratulations to the besieged people of Zamfara. https://t.co/4FblrV0V5e
— Ose Anenih (@ose_anenih) May 24, 2019
https://twitter.com/solomonapenja/status/1131864770569748480
Congrats to the @OfficialPDPNig in Zamfara state for being declared winner of the Governorship election by the Supreme Court. By God's grace Kano shall go the same way!
— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) May 24, 2019
Outcome of today’s Supreme Court judgment in Zamfara State.
1 Governor
3 senators
7 House of reps members
24 House of assembly members.
PDP…….Power to the people. pic.twitter.com/YOBeCfNpmT— ibu thomas🇳🇬 (@Hailfinger1) May 24, 2019
I congratulate my party, the @OfficialPDPNig on their victory at the Supreme Court in the matter of Zamfara’s gubernatorial/assembly elections. I remind @MBuhari and the @OfficialAPCNg that the victory of good over evil is short lived. Start packing! #FreeLeahSharibu #RenosDarts
— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) May 24, 2019
Breaking news, supreme court rules all seats in Zamfara won by PDP
Atiku is coming
— Hamma (@HAHayatu) May 24, 2019
Supreme Court confirms @OfficialPDPNig winner of ALL elections in Zamfara state.
The lesson: If you do anyhow, you will pay for it.
— Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬 (@ogundamisi) May 24, 2019
Outcome of today’s Supreme Court judgment in Zamfara State.
1 Governor
3 senators
7 House of reps members
24 House of assembly members.
PDP…….Power to the people. pic.twitter.com/6VxIn0ztfk— MAX (@iamhistory_) May 24, 2019
We lost Zamfara, so painful! 😢 https://t.co/RHPkQp0SOC
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) May 24, 2019
What a Friday,Zamfara APC has been dismissed,yari and his minions can take their uselessness elsewhere,its time to bring back peace to our land in sha Allah!!
— Najib (@Rilwannajib) May 24, 2019
I commend the Supreme Court of Nigeria on this judgement. Zamfara state will surely be better for it. https://t.co/teYeKOw3du
— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) May 24, 2019
We lost two States before going to Polls, Zamfara and Rivers. We lost Imo and Adamawa bc of ego. We lost Sokoto and Bauchi due to false confidence. We lost Oyo due to whatever it was we lost Oyo for. We have work to do in the build-up to the next round. Serious work!
— 𝑰𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒆𝒆𝒍 (@IsmaeelAhmedB) May 24, 2019
This Supreme Court judgment in Zamfara greatly strengthens the PDP in the run up to the election for the leadership of the National Assembly.
— 20.10.2020 (@I_Am_Ilemona) May 24, 2019
BREAKING NEWS: supreme court rules, PDP wins all the seats in Zamfara, congratulations 💃💃#AtikuIsComing
1 more Governor
3 more Senators https://t.co/ec5vJqk24D@mayegunfabrozy— THATIJEBUGIRL (@pearltayo) May 24, 2019
