The case contesting the Gombe South Senatorial District All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election has been postponed until July 22, 2026, by the Federal High Court in Gombe. At that point, each party will submit their last written arguments before the verdict is handed out.
Following a lawsuit brought by Hon. Bilyaminu Babadidi against the APC, Jerry Joseph Damara, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Justice Amina Aliyu Mohammed is now hearing the matter.
In an effort to overturn Damara’s selection as the APC’s Gombe South senatorial candidate, Babadidi has petitioned the court.
Several documents were offered as evidence, and the claimant himself was one of four witnesses called upon during the trial.
None of the witnesses could find evidence of an APC primary election at the polling venue or in the local government. Election officials and voting materials, they said, were never brought out for the practice.
The claimant also states that he complained to the APC Appeal Committee, but that “no action” was done regarding his request.
Rabilu Musa, who claimed to be the head of the APC’s National Primary Election Committee, was the only witness that the party produced in response.
According to his testimony, the APC held its senatorial primary in Gombe South and the rest of Gombe State on May 18, 2026.
Musa did concede, however, during cross-examination, that the court had not been presented with the voters’ register as evidence.
Justice Amina Aliyu Mohammed postponed the proceedings until July 22, 2026, after the parties had finished presenting their claims, so that the parties might adopt final written addresses before the judgement was handed down.