Court, INEC clear Bwacha as Taraba APC guber candidate

 

By Nurat Uthman

The Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo Taraba state, and the Independent national electoral Commission (INEC), on Wednesday, cleared Senator Emmanuel Bwacha as the authentic governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC).

INEC also admitted that senator Emmanuel Bwacha’s name is on their portal as the authentic candidate of the APC and urged Tarabans to disregard the fake news being spread around that Bwacha’s name is not on the INEC Portal.

Justice Bala KS Usman in his ruling in a suit filed by the APC Taraba state and Bwacha seeking an explanation on why Bwacha’s name was not uploaded on the INEC Portal as APC governorship candidate for Taraba said, INEC has no legal right to delist Bwacha’s name on their portal since the APC acted according to the trial court order that a fresh primary is conducted.

Justice Usman said he lack jurisdiction to interpret the Supreme Court judgement and was standing on the local ground of the trial court since the case has nothing to do with the Supreme Court judgement.

Meanwhile, INEC while testifying in court, denied that they have not delisted Bwacha’s name on their website. After a fresh primary of the party for the position was conducted and monitored by the Commission, they immediately uploaded the candidate (Bwacha) as the authentic governorship candidate of the party and his name remains on their website as the authentic governorship candidate of APC for Taraba state.