The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, fixed Oct. 8, for judgment in the suit filed by aggrieved members of the Benue chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after counsel adopted their final written addresses.
Counsel to the plaintiff, Mr Mohammed Ndarani-Mohammed, SAN after withdrawing some interlocutory applications, prayed the court to grant the prayers of his clients.
Counsel to the first defendant, Mr Mathew Burkaa, SAN told the court that he had filed a motion on notice for dismissal or striking out of the plaintiff’s motion.
Burkaa urged the court to dismiss the suit as it was filed in representative capacity adding that the plaintiff did not contest in the election.
The Counsel to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the 2nd defendant, Mr Oluwole Olukunle prayed the court to do justice as the circumstance of the case warranted.
Earlier, when the matter was called, Burkaa told the court that he had a harmless house keeping application to make.
He said he was seeking the leave of court to file a further counter affidavit to the originating summons.
He urged the court to grant his application as prayed.
Ndarani-Mohammed opposed the application saying it was strange and unknown to law.
The judge, however, granted the application.
Newsmen report that the suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1429/2026, was filed by Sesugh Kaaba and other aggrieved APC candidates against the party and INEC.
They are challenging their substitution as validly nominated candidates for the 2027 general election.
The plaintiffs, through an ex parte motion filed on July 5, sought six interim reliefs.
They sought an order restraining the APC from substituting its validly nominated candidates through a June 29 correspondence to INEC, or any subsequent communication, pending determination of the substantive suit.
They also sought an order compelling the APC to transmit to INEC the names of candidates validly nominated during the primaries monitored by the commission.