Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal By Taraba APC Gov Candidate – TheNigerialawyer

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed before it by
the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC),
Sani Danladi, in the March 9, 2019, Taraba State Governorship
election, challenging his disqualification by the Federal High
Court in Jalingo.

A five-man Panel of the Supreme Court headed by the Acting Chief
Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Mohammed, dismissed the appeal
filed by Mr Danladi for being incompetent and failing to meet the
requirements of the law.

Mr Danladi was disqualified from contesting the 2019
Governorship election in Taraba state on March 6, 2019, by the
Federal High Court, Jalingo presided over by Honourable Justice
Stephen Dalyop Pam.

The court based its decision on allegations of false declaration
of age by Mr Danladi in the documents provided to the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC).

However, on March 7, 2019, the Court of Appeal sitting in Yola
stayed the execution of the judgment of the lower in favour of Mr
Danladi, which enabled him to stand for the March 9, 2019
Governorship election in Taraba state.

But the appellate Court subsequently struck out the Appeal for
being incompetent.

Mr Danladi further appealed to the Supreme Court which affirmed
the judgment of the appeal court.

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