The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari to court over the presence of two governors from Niger Republic at the recent rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Governors Issa Moussa of Zinder and Zakiri Umar of Maradi, were at the recent rally of the APC in Kano alongside some of their subordinates from the neighbouring country.
In the suit, the opposition party asked a federal high court in Abuja to determine whether the presence of governors of the neighbouring countries is not a violation of Nigerian laws.
Quoting section 12 of the electoral act 2010, the opposition party argued that only Nigerian citizens are eligible to participate in elections in Nigeria.
“The substantive matter in this suit seeks an order of this honourable court, seeking to direct the 1st-3rd defendants to preclude and ensure that foreigners/aliens do not participate in the 2019 general elections,” the suit read.
“The substantive suit is a pre-election matter as it raises issues that ought to be determined before the 2019 general elections are held. The foregoing has created a situation of real urgency.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigeria Immigration Service, the minister for interior, Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, (rtd.) and the APC were joined in the suit.
