Justice Lewis Allagoa ruled on Monday, March 4, 2019 that the PDP failed to conduct a proper primary election to crown Yusuf as its flagbearer.
Yusuf was declared the winner of the PDP's governorship ticket in October 2018 after a congress that took place at a private residence owned by Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, his father-in-law and former Kano governor.
However, in his petition to the court, an aspirant, Ibrahim Ali-Amin, said the process was not legitimate because he was unfairly prevented from participating in the race.
Justice Alagua said the party had no grounds to sideline the aspirant especially since he bought the expression of interest and nomination forms.
He cancelled the election that led to Yusuf's victory and ordered the party to contest a fresh primary election with the governorship election only five days away.
The court's decision to strip Yusuf of the ticket will most likely mean an easy victory for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, an incumbent who's seeking a second term in office despite graft allegations trailing him.
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