The PDP gubernatorial primary elections in Kano are the subject of a legal dispute between Muhammad Sani Abacha and Muhammad Sadiq Wali. The dispute has been scheduled for resolution in a Federal High Court presided over by Justice A.M. Liman on January 19, 2023.
The parallel PDP gubernatorial elections between Muhammad Abacha and Sadiq Wali, in which both parties claimed victory, had already been scheduled for judgment on December 8, 2022 by the court.
However, when the court was giving his ruling, he disclosed that the attorney for Sadiq Muhammad Wali had submitted more evidence in the case, which the counsel for Muhammad Abacha had denied being aware of.
Justice Liman said the additional authority was that of a Court of Appeal Judgement which says his court lacked jurisdiction in the matter because a Court of Appeal had ruled that Sadiq Muhammad Wali should be removed from the case before the court because he is not party to it.
However, counsel to Muhammad Abacha, Barrister Reuben Atabor, argued that the appeals upon which Court of Appeal ruled was not decided by the Federal High Court hearing the matter and as such there was nothing to ride on.
As a heated argument ensued between counsels, on the issues of Court of Appeal, the judge, Justice AM Liman, postponed judgement on the originating summons and adjourned to January 19. 2023 to decide on the Appeal Court judgement.