Kogiflame
The petitioner (APM) has no locus standi to challenge the nomination of the candidate of another political party (APC).
They lack locus standi to raise issue of valid nomination of Kashim Shettima.
The issue of double nomination against Sen. Shettima was settled by the apex court in the case of PDP Vs. APC & Ors. and cannot be relitigated any further (In this case, the Supreme court held that “section 284(14)(c) of the constitution does not extend to a party poking into the affairs of another party, no matter how pained and disgruntled it may be.”
Political parties are not enjoined to conduct fresh primaries to produce a new Vice-Presidential candidate as it is the sole discretion of a Presidential candidate to nominate his associate and it is not subject to primaries per section 142 of the Constitution.
The 5th Respondent Masari should not to have been joined as a party as there is no claim against him.
Summary
Petition does not disclose reasonable cause of action Grounds for petition are incompetent.
Petitioner failed to prove the lone ground of his petition
Petition is an abuse of court process
Petition liable to struck out for being incompetent
Petition by APM is devoid of any merit and dismissed.
