{"id":178320,"date":"2025-09-10T18:49:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T17:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/pdp-lp-urge-tribunal-to-nullify-ganye-by-election"},"modified":"2025-09-10T20:04:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T19:04:37","slug":"pdp-lp-urge-tribunal-to-nullify-ganye-by-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/pdp-lp-urge-tribunal-to-nullify-ganye-by-election","title":{"rendered":"PDP LP Urge Tribunal to Nullify Ganye By-Election"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Labour Party, LP, in the Ganye House of Assembly by-election, held in August, have asked the Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Yola to nullify the by-election for non-compliance with the Electoral Act.<\/p>\n

The candidates, Buba Mohammed Joda of the PDP and Benjamin Brandford of the LP, and their respective political parties prayed the tribunal to annul the by-election which Misa Musa of the All Progressives Congress was declared winner.<\/p>\n

In his separate petition, Buba Joda prayed the tribunal to declare that the return of Misa Musa as member representing Ganye Constituency in the bye-election held on the 16th August, 2025, was invalidated by non-compliance with the provisions of sections 51(2) and (3) of the Electoral Act, 2022.<\/p>\n

Joda urged the tribunal to order Misa Musa to return the certificate of return issued to him by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.<\/p>\n

He equally appealed to the tribunal to order a re-run election at five polling units where the exercise, according to him, was characterised by over voting.<\/p>\n

In his own petition, Benjamin Brandford of the LP alleged that the election was invalid across the whole of Ganye for non-compliance with the Electoral Act.<\/p>\n

Benjamin, through his Counsel, Samson Bukar, averred that the votes cast at some polling units exceeded the authentic number of accredited voters.<\/p>\n

He sought an order setting aside the certificate of return issued to Hon. Misa Musa, as well as an order compelling the electoral body to conduct a fresh bye-election in the entire constituency and include his name in the list of candidates contesting the election.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Labour Party, LP, in the Ganye House of Assembly by-election, held in August, have asked the Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Yola to nullify the by-election for non-compliance with the Electoral Act. 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