2023 Jigawa APC governorship candidacy dispute — Farouk Adamu Aliyu's appeal (SC/1453/2022) challenging Umar Namadi's nomination as APC governorship candidate, dismissed by the Supreme Court
- Recorded status
- Dismissed
- Type / forum
- Electoral · Supreme Court Of Nigeria (On Appeal From The Court Of Appeal, Kano Division, And The Federal High Court, Dutse)
- Case number
- SC/1453/2022
- Filed
- Not recorded
- Resolved
- 2023-01-13
Recorded outcome
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous judgment by a five-member panel (lead judgment prepared by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun and delivered by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa), dismissed as lacking in merit the appeal of Farouk Adamu Aliyu, a former member of the House of Representatives, challenging the emergence of Umar Namadi as the APC governorship candidate for Jigawa State in the 2023 general election. The court held that 'the appellant failed to prove the declarative reliefs he sought' and dismissed the appeal, affirming Namadi as the lawful APC governorship candidate; the apex court also struck out Namadi's cross-appeal. The appeal challenged the 4 November 2022 judgment of the Court of Appeal (Kano Division), which had upheld the 13 September 2022 judgment of the Federal High Court, Dutse (Justice Hassan Dikko), dismissing Aliyu's suit over his failure to prove his case with credible evidence.
Read the evidence · 4 sources
- von.gov.ng
The Supreme Court in Abuja Nigeria, has affirmed the incumbent Deputy Governor, of Jigawa State Umar Namadi as the lawful Governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress APC in the forthcoming Elections. ... But Aliyu was by his appeal marked: SC/1453/2022 challenging the November 4, 2022 judgment by the Court of Appeal (Kano division) which dismissed his earlier appeal and upheld Namadi's election as the governorship candidate of the APC in Jigawa State. ... The Supreme Court also in the judgment Friday dismissed the appeal for lacking in merit.
- thecable.ng
The supreme court has dismissed an appeal challenging the nomination of Umar Namadi, deputy governor of Jigawa state, as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). ... Delivering judgment on Friday, a five-member panel of the apex court held that Aliyu's appeal 'lacked merit'. ... 'The appellant failed to prove the declarative reliefs he sought. This appeal lacks merit and it is hereby dismissed,' Ibrahim Saulawa, who read the lead judgment by Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, said.
- premiumtimesng.com
The Supreme Court, on Friday, dismissed an appeal challenging the emergence of Umar Namadi as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State for the 2023 elections. ... Delivering its judgement on Friday, a five-member panel of the Supreme Court said Mr Aliyu's appeal 'lacked merit.' ... 'The appellant (Mr Aliyu) failed to prove the declarative reliefs he sought. This appeal lacks merit and it is hereby dismissed,' Ibrahim Saulawa who read the lead judgement by Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, said.
- upshotreports.com
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the incumbent Deputy Governor of Jigawa, Umar Namadi as the lawful candidate for the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. ... In the judgment Delivered by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa on behalf of the Court, the appeal filed by Farouk Aliyu, a former Minority Leaders of the House of Representatives was dismissed in its entirety.
Record checked 20 Aug 2026