Nigeria, July 1 -- An ally of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in Kano State, has sued the party and its state leader, Rabiu Kwankwaso, over the outcome of the primaries.

Mr Kwankwaso is Mr Obi's running mate for the 2027 presidential election.

Shuaibu Abubakar, who was the second runner-up in the 2023 House of Representatives election at the Fagge Federal Constituency as the Labour Party (LP) candidate, filed the lawsuit alongside four other aggrieved aspirants.

Mr Abubakar is asking the Federal High Court to invalidate Aminu Suleiman's nomination as the NDC candidate for the federal constituency.

Ironically, Mr Suleiman contested the 2023 election under the All Progressives Congress (APC) and ...