The Minna Federal High Court Division,has adjourned the suit filed by Shehu Samaila Auna,against Prof. Yakubu Mohammed Auna,over the conduct of primary election of the All Progressive Congress (APC) to 16th, to 17th, of September 2026 for the commencement of hearing.
This followed the preliminary objection filed by the counsel to the first defendant Philip Adah Esq alleging that the action of the plaintiff to file the case is status bar praying the court to dismiss the suit.
The counsel urged the dismiss the case on the ground that the plaintiff filed the case out of time as stipulated by the relevant provision of the electoral act 2025.
Shehu Samaila Auna,has approached the court to through his counsel, Danjuma Abubakar Sadeeq challenging the conduct of the APC primary election of Prof. Yakubu Auna,into the Rijau Magama Federal Constituency at the May, 16th, primary election.
The plaintiff in a suite number FHC/MN/CS/542026/ is challenging the purported Primary election claiming that election was not conducted in Rijau and Magama Federal Constituency as claimed by the first defendant and the second defendant respectively.
The plaintiff is praying the court to nulify the purported Primary election on the ground that election was not conducted as claimed praying further that another primary election should be conducted in Rijau and Magama Federal constituency.
At the resumed hearing, the counsel to the second defendant filed a preliminary objection urging the court to dismiss the suit arguing that the suit lacked merit as the plaintiff failed to file the case on time as stipulated by law.
The counsel to the plaintiff,Danjuma Abubakar Sadeeq,in his submission,told the court that the preliminary objection was served to him at about 4:15 pm on Tuesday,21st of July,2026 and he needed time to reply to the preliminary objection.
“ My Lord,I was served, I was served with the preliminary objection by 4:15pm yesterday,the 21st of July,2026. And I needed time to reply to his preliminary objection (PO). On this ground, I prayed the court adjourned for me to respond to his (PO) as raised” he told the court.
While granting the prayer, Justice Mohammed Abdullahi Dan-Ige then adjourned the case to 16th and 17th of September 2026 for commencement of hearing.
