Nullify Ganye Meeting by-election – PDP, LP inform Adamawa tribunal

The candidates of the Peoples Democratic Celebration, PDP, and Labour Celebration, LP, within the Ganye Home of Meeting by-election, held in August, have requested the Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Yola to nullify the by-election for non-compliance with the Electoral Act.

The candidates, Buba Mohammed Joda of the PDP and Benjamin Brandford of the LP, and their respective political events prayed the tribunal to annul the by-election which Misa Musa of the All Progressives Congress was declared winner.

In his separate petition, Buba Joda prayed the tribunal to declare that the return of Misa Musa as member representing Ganye Constituency within the bye-election held on the sixteenth August, 2025, was invalidated by non-compliance with the provisions of sections 51(2) and (3) of the Electoral Act, 2022.

Joda urged the tribunal to order Misa Musa to return the certificates of return issued to him by the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee, INEC.

He equally appealed to the tribunal to order a re-run election at 5 polling items the place the train, in keeping with him, was characterised by over voting.

In his personal petition, Benjamin Brandford of the LP alleged that the election was invalid throughout the entire of Ganye for non-compliance with the Electoral Act.

Benjamin, by means of his Counsel, Samson Bukar, averred that the votes forged at some polling items exceeded the genuine variety of accredited voters.

He sought an order setting apart the certificates of return issued to Hon. Misa Musa, in addition to an order compelling the electoral physique to conduct a contemporary bye-election in all the constituency and embody his identify within the listing of candidates contesting the election.