The Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday removed Abdulrauf Modibbo as member-elect representing Yola South/Yola North/Girei Federal Constituency of Adamawa in the National Assembly.
Justice Inyang Ekwo nullified Modibbo’s election while delivering judgment in a suit filed by Mustapha Usman, challenging the election.
Modibbo was declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress’ primaries held on Oct. 7, 2018, in Yola, and eventually represented the APC in the 2019 general elections, which he was also declared the winner.
Mustapha Usman took Modibbo to court after the election alleging that he falsified his age and was not eligible to contest the APC primaries.
Justice Ekwo in his judgment declared that Modibbo was not qualified to contest the APC primaries as well as the 2019 House of Representatives election for the federal constituency.
The court held that Usman was the lawful winner of Oct. 7, 2018, APC primaries and candidate of the party for the constituency.
The court also noted that the plaintiff proved that Modibbo submitted the forged certificates for the purpose of contesting the party primaries.
Justice Ekwo gave an order directing the APC and INEC to immediately replace Modibbo’s name with that of Usman as the lawful candidate of the APC for the federal constituency.