A former member of the Jigawa State House of Assembly who represented Dutse Constituency, Hon. Musa Sule Dutse, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing alleged injustice and bias in the party’s reconciliation process.

In a resignation letter obtained by DAILY POST, dated July 15, 2026, and addressed to the APC Chairman of Kachi Ward in Dutse Local Government Area, Musa announced his voluntary withdrawal from the party and terminated his membership.

The former lawmaker said his decision was prompted by what he described as the “unjustified and deceitful conduct” of the reconciliation committee, which he alleged was set up to sideline certain aspirants.

According to him, the committee’s actions were characterised by injustice, intimidation and bias throughout the reconciliation exercise, adding that many aspirants who participated in the process witnessed the alleged irregularities.

Musa maintained that the committee failed to carry out its assignment fairly, describing its role as questionable.

He noted that, despite being one of the founding members of the APC and a key figure in the party’s early development in Jigawa State, he could no longer remain in the party because of what he termed the undesirable conduct of the reconciliation committee.

Efforts to reach the committee at the time of filing this report proved unsuccessful.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has reserved judgment in a suit filed by Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise him as the Accord Party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 election.

Justice Mohammed Umar fixed the matter for judgment on Wednesday after all parties adopted their final written addresses.

He said the date for the judgment would be communicated to the parties.

Olawepo-Hashim, through his lawyer, Henry Akunebu, SAN, asked the court to direct the Accord Party to immediately submit his name to INEC as its presidential candidate.

He argued that documents presented by the party and INEC, including a letter said to have cancelled the primary election that produced him, should not be relied upon by the court.

According to him, the documents lacked the party’s official stamp and contained other irregularities, which he said raised doubts about their authenticity.

The plaintiff also challenged the party’s computer-generated membership register tendered before the court, insisting that it did not meet the legal requirements for admissibility.

He maintained that the Accord Party never cancelled the presidential primary election and urged the court to compel the party to forward his name to INEC.

However, the Accord Party asked the court to dismiss the suit, arguing that the presidential primary had been validly cancelled because no aspirant purchased nomination forms or participated in the exercise.

The party also maintained that INEC did not monitor the primary because it had already been cancelled.

INEC equally urged the court to dismiss the suit, stating that it did not monitor the alleged primary election because it had been cancelled by the party.

In the suit, Olawepo-Hashim is seeking a declaration that the party’s refusal to submit his name to INEC violated the Electoral Act 2026, the Constitution and INEC’s guidelines.

He is also asking the court, in the alternative, to order the Accord Party to conduct a fresh presidential primary in which he would be allowed to participate if his request to be recognised as the party’s candidate is declined.

The Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, on Wednesday adjourned indefinitely its judgment in two separate suits challenging the conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections for two federal constituencies in the state.

The decision followed the conclusion of arguments by counsel representing the parties in the cases.

The presiding judge, Justice Mashkur Salisu, announced that judgment had been reserved and would be delivered on a date to be communicated to the parties.

The suits were instituted by Princess Leah Olusiyi Solomon and Job Julius, who are seeking the nullification of the APC primary elections conducted for the Jalingo/Yorro/Zing and Ardo-Kola/Karim Lamido/Lau Federal Constituencies, respectively.

Job Julius is challenging the party’s primary election for the Ardo-Kola/Karim Lamido/Lau Federal Constituency, while Princess Leah Olusiyi Solomon is contesting the primary election for the Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency.

The plaintiffs alleged that the APC failed to conduct valid primary elections in the affected constituencies in accordance with the provisions of the Electoral Act and the party’s guidelines.

They argued that no lawful primary election took place and urged the court to declare the purported exercises null and void.

They further prayed the court to invalidate the outcomes of the alleged primaries and grant all consequential reliefs deemed appropriate.

Following the adoption of final written addresses by counsel to all the parties, Justice Salisu reserved judgment indefinitely, stating that the date for delivery would be communicated in due course.

The outcome of the cases is expected to determine the legitimacy of the APC’s nomination process for the two federal constituencies ahead of the forthcoming elections.