Alhaji Kabiru Mohammed has resolved to seek legal redress after the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) sent the name of Ibrahim Mohammed Baba’ to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the candidate for Katagum Federal Constituency, in Bauchi State.
Kabiru only got to know of the substitution after the electoral body published the name of candidates submitted by the parties for the 2023 elections.
He resolved to go to the Bauchi Federal High Court to seek legal redress over the alleged substitution of his name with Baba who didn’t contest for the primary election conducted by the party.
Kabiru emerged winner of the Katagum Federal Constituency primary election on the platform of the NNPP in an exercise monitored and certified by INEC and security agencies.
However, the current occupant of the seat didn’t participate in the primary election due to his involvement in the Bauchi North Senatorial contest under the flatform of the All Progressives Congress APC
After he lost the chance to get the Senate ticket he decamped to theNNPP and the party submitted his name to INEC as the candidate for Katagum Federal House of Representatives.
Kabiru told reporters today that he would leave no stone unturn in his quest to reclaim his mandate and reaffirmed his resolve to never withdraw from the race for any reason.
He added that the mandate was duly given to him by the members of the party. “I am the elected candidate; I did not withdraw for anybody and will not withdraw because as a matter of right that is the mandate given to me by members of our great party, the delegates.
“So surreptitiously removing my name, I consider, is very undemocratic, illegal and of course inhuman that was the reason why I challenged their action in court.
“When the case was mentioned in the Bauchi Federal High Court today Counsel to the petitioner Hassan ElYakub, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) explained that there was issue of representation, two counsel appear for the second dependant NNPP, a different motion was filed by the second dependent that they want to withdraw one, and leave one.
Counsel to the defendants Kabiru Mohammed said they were briefed by the second defendants to take over the case from the Counsel that earlier filed the case.
Counsel to the plaintiff elYaqub disagreed with their submission.
ThPresiding Judge Justice BO Quadri adjourned the suit to Wednesday 28th September 2022, to enable them sort out the issue of representation .
