2027 elections: Court Affirms Wali as APC governorship candidate in Yobe

The Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu, Yobe state capital has dismissed a swimsuit filed by Engr. Mustapha Yunusa Maihaja, difficult the emergence of Alhaji Baba Malam Wali because the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2027 common election.

Delivering judgment on Monday, November 9, 2026, Justice Fatima Murtala Amin upheld a preliminary objection, difficult the competence of the swimsuit, ruling that it was statute-barred as a result of it was filed exterior the constitutionally prescribed interval.

Maihaja, one of many aspirants within the get together’s governorship major held on May 21, 2026, had alleged irregularities, together with over-voting and non-compliance with the get together’s electoral pointers.

The courtroom additionally thought-about the substantive allegations and held that Maihaja failed to determine his claims with credible proof.

It discovered materials contradictions and inconsistencies within the testimonies of the plaintiff’s witnesses, rendering their proof unreliable and inadequate.

Justice Amin held that even when the swimsuit had been filed inside the legally prescribed interval, it might nonetheless have failed on its deserves as a result of the petitioner couldn’t show the alleged over-voting.

Wali emerged because the APC governorship candidate after securing 236,711 votes within the May 21 major election.

Reacting to the judgment, Shuaibu Abdullahi, Press Secretary to Wali, recommended the courtroom for what he described as its painstaking consideration of the problems.

“We commend the Court for its painstaking consideration of the issues and reaffirm our confidence in the judiciary as the ultimate guardian of justice and the rule of law,” Abdullahi stated.

The judgement successfully dismisses Maihaja’s authorized problem to Wali’s emergence because the APC governorship candidate forward of the 2027 common election.