Party rules must not be altered after candidates emerge – Ex-Niger Speaker Usman

A former Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Adamu Usman, has warned against changing political party rules after candidates have emerged from nomination processes, saying such practices could undermine the development of political parties as institutions.
Usman had emerged as the All Progressives Congress, APC, consensus candidate for Lavun/Edati/Mokwa Federal Constituency.
His name was subsequently replaced on the party’s candidate list, a development he is challenging in court.
He spoke in Minna during the inauguration of the Amana Tinubu/Bago Support Group.
Explaining his decision to pursue the matter in court, Usman said the issue went beyond his personal political ...