Nigerian Supreme Court, on Friday, dismissed the application by the Abdulaziz Yari’s faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State, seeking the review of the May 24, 2019 judgement which nullified all the APC elections.
The Supreme Court earlier ruled that the APC had no candidates having failed to conduct valid primaries ahead of the 2019 general elections.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) benefited immensely from that ruling and has since occupied all positions contested for at the polls.
However, Yari’s factional lawyer, Robert Clarke (SAN) had prayed the court to review the consequential order, on the grounds that it was wrongly made.
But Yari’s factional counsel, Robert Clarke SAN filed application that the Supreme Court should have directed the APC and INEC to conduct fresh primaries and elections in Zamfara State.
He also argued that by the consequential order, the Supreme Court made it possible for the PDP to benefit from the outcome of the dispute.
Counsel to Senator Kabir Marafa’s faction, Mike Ozekhome SAN asked the court to dismiss the application, that it was without merit and constituted an abuse of the process of the court.
In its ruling on Friday, the Apex Court dismissed the application for the review of the judgement.
The court also awarded cost of N2 million against the applicant to be paid to the respondents.
A lead judgement delivered by Justice Inyang Okoro, held that the application was vexatious, frivolous and gross abuse of court process.
Justice Okoro further held that the application lacked merit, adding that the apex court lacks the jurisdiction to entertain an application seeking a review of its own judgement.