The aggrieved aspirant further alleged the participation of an unqualified person in the poll. "Participation of an Uncleared Individual. His Excellency, Yahaya Bello, ought not to have
appeared on the ballot for this primary election. He was not cleared by the party’s screening committee to participate in this specific exercise. Allowing an uncleared individual to participate actively compromises the legality of the entire primary and invalidates any numbers allocated to him."