Court orders Taraba ADC, INEC to recognise Madaki as state constituency candidate

The Federal High Court in Jalingo, Taraba State, has declared Umar Suleiman Madaki as the lawful candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the Jalingo I state constituency ahead of the upcoming election. Justice Mashkur Salisu delivered the judgment on Wednesday in Suit No. FHC/CS/23/2026, resolving a dispute from the party's primary. Madaki had sued after alleging he won the primary but was denied the party's ticket. The court declared the nomination of Shamsuddeen Inuwa Muhammad unlawful and ordered INEC to recognize Madaki as the ADC's candidate.