Fred Itua, Abuja
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), Kabiru Garba Marafa, has hailed the judgement of the Court of Appeal, Sokoto Division, which set aside the ruling of the Zamfara State High Court, on the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries for the 2019 governorship and state and National Assembly elections.
Yesterday, the appellate court set aside Justice Bello Shinkafi, of Zamfara State High Court’s ruling .
In his reaction to the judgement, Marafa, a leading governorship aspirant in the state, said the judgement proved that truth would always prevail over falsehood.
Marafa said: ”I have always believe that the Zamfara State High Court ruling was nothing but a black market judgement that could never stand legal scrutiny.
“The Appeal Court judgement has rekindled the fact the Judiciary is the last hope of the common man. We are all living witnesses to the fact that the APC in Zamfara was unable to conduct primaries and couldn’t reach consensus; due to the attitude of Yari, but, the state High Court judge ruled against the truth. The Appeal Court has, today (yesterday), done justice by throwing the judgment of the Zamfara High Court to the trash bin, where it rightly belong.”
The lawmaker commended his supporters for their support, cooperation and patience, and urged them to discountenance the press release from the Zamfara Government House, claiming that the judgement has no effect on their election.