Nigeria, Oct. 17 -- The legal battle over the African Democratic Congress (ADC) primary election for the Hadejia/Auyo/Kafin Hausa Federal Constituency in Jigawa State has taken a dramatic turn before the Federal High Court as a party official, Mansur Kanya, wrote to the court denying any involvement in the disputed exercise.

The crisis began after Baffa Suleiman deposed to an affidavit under oath claiming he-and not Zakari Alhaji-Sidi-won the primary election conducted on 25 May 2025.

Mr Suleiman claimed that Mr Kanya acted as the collation officer who declared him the winner, an assertion Mr Kanya has refuted.

In a dramatic twist, Mr Kanya submitted an affidavit of facts directly countering Mr Suleiman's claims, stating that he was in...