2023: Major Setback As Court Sacks Elisha Abbo From APC’s Senatorial Election

Ahead of the forthcoming election, the Senator Representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, Elisha Abbo, has been sacked from seeking re-election by a Yola High Court, presided over by Justice Mohammed Danladi on Tuesday.

Naija News learnt that the latest development was due to the Senator’s expulsion from the All Progressives Congress (APC) by his ward in Mubi North local government area of Adamawa.

Recall that the Mubi North LG executive of the party had on October 7, 2022, approved the expulsion of Abbo as recommended by the party’s disciplinary committee.

Justice Danladi held that the APC Senatorial candidate for Adamawa North senatorial zone and his party are bound by the resolution of the Mubi North Local government chapter’s executive expelling him from the party.

The court also averred that Senator Abbo is not entitled to enjoy any right or privilege accorded to APC members.

The court further restrained APC under which the Senator is seeking re-election from recognizing him as its candidate, saying that he cannot validly be the candidate of the party.

Following the court judgment, Senator Abbo was barred from parading himself as the party’s candidate in the upcoming general election for the Northern Senatorial District.

According to Justice Danladi, the plaintiff’s counsel has proved beyond doubt that the court is satisfied with the procedure followed by the party since Senator Abbo was accorded the opportunity to defend himself but deliberately refused to so do.

He said that the action of the plaintiffs in suing the Senator is not an internal affair of the party as claimed and that they have locus standi to institute the action against him since they are registered members of the party.