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UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Appellant's case is that he contested the primary election under the 2nd Respondent's Party (APC) held on 27/5/2022 for Edu/Patigi/Moro Federal Constituency but same was declared inconclusive by the presiding officer, Omar Ahmed, and informed the aspirants that the election would be concluded the next day, 28/5/2022. Nevertheless, the next day, that he and his supporters were locked out and the purported election was conducted by one Kure Yusuf, wherein the 1st Respondent was declared winner having polled 104 votes while the Appellant had 50 votes.
​The case of the three Respondents however is that the Appellant, the 1st Respondent and other 2 aspirants, being members of the 2nd Respondent, partook in the 2nd Respondent's primary election that held on 27/5/2022 and 28/5/2022 for Edu/Patigi/Moro Federal Constituency. That the election commenced on 27/5/2022 and with the agreement of all the aspirants, it was scheduled to…