The Court of Appeal in Kano has restored Sadiq Wali as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the state in the 2023 election. The appellate court on Friday voided and set aside the judgment of a High Court that recognised Mohammed Abacha as the party’s governorship candidate in the state.
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The appeal sought to stop steps to re-open the criminal forfeiture proceedings against the former Head of State and some family members over their alleged culpability in the theft of the nation's treasury during Abacha's government.
In a judgment delivered virtually on Wednesday, the trial judge, Abdullahi Liman, held among others, that the absence of Mr Abacha's name on the register of the PDP in Fagge was not enough to disqualify him from contesting the primary election