Anthony Iwuoma
The former governor and his faction had gained the upper hand over the faction loyal to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje when a Federal High Court in Abuja nullified the governor’s ward congresses while upholding the one held by the faction loyal to Shekarau.
Kano APC on July 31, 2021, had conducted its ward congresses where 13,068 ward executive members were unanimously elected unopposed across the 484 wards of the 44 local councils based on consensus.
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However, following the rejection of the consensus option used for the congresses, which allegedly denied some members of the party the opportunity to contest, a parallel congress was conducted and the outcome was submitted to the APC leadership in Abuja.
The Shekarau and Sharadaas faction also went to court to challenge the authenticity of Ganduje’s congresses.
The plaintiffs had through their counsel, Nureni Jimoh, argued that the Ganduje faction did not conduct any election, but merely compiled names of purported winners in the name of a consensus agreement.