Benchmark Naija

 A Federal High Court sitting in has restored the right of statutory delegates to vote in primary APC Presidential Primary election. In a ruling delivered on Friday, 3rd of June, 2022 by Hon. Justice A. M. Liman of the Federal High Court in Kano, the court held that Section 84(8) of the Electoral Act, 2022 cannot be interpreted to have excluded statutory delegates from voting in the party conventions, congresses and meetings by virtue Section 233 of the 1999 Constitution as amended and Article 20(I)(c) of the APC Constitution. You may wish to recall that Send. El-Jibrin Doguwa and two other members of the House of Representatives had approached the Federal High Court to interpret Section 84 (8) of the Electoral Act, 2022. The respondents were the All Progressives Congress, INEC.

  The Nigerian Bar Association, Bwari-FCT (Cradle Bar) kicked off their Law Week with a Jumat Service. In a well attended service at the Islamic Da' wah Central Mosque, Kubwa, the Iman of the Mosque, Sheikh L. J. Ahmad admonished the Muslim faithfuls to have the fear of God and do what is right. He thereafter prayed for the leadership of the Branch.  The coordinator of the programme, Alhaji Danshitta Shittu, appreciated the Chairman of the branch, Mr. Monday Adjeh presented a gift on behalf of the branch as a token.  The law week continues with sports programmes on Saturday, 4th of June, 2022 at the Public Service Institute.