 A federal high court in Abu Jihad shifted till August 12, a suit instituted by the People's Democratic Party, PDP, challenging the propriety of the substitution of the running mate for the old Progressive Congress, APC, and the Labour Party. The running mate whose substitution is being challenged by the PDP are Kabeeru Masari and Doi Okukbeo for APC and LP, respectively. In the suit filed by Gordy Uche Essayen on behalf of the PDP, the party is claiming that Electoral Act 2022 did not make provision for a placeholder or temporary running mate and that time for resignation with Jorrell or substitution of presidential candidate. The PDP is also contending that Bola Ahmed in the Buda APC presidential candidate and Peter Obe, Labour Party's candidate, can only qualify to contest the 2023 presidential election with Masari and Okukbeo as their respective running mate. The plaintiff further claimed that Aine collected power to accept any withdrawal of substitution of Masari and Okukbeo without APC and Labour Party conducting fresh primaries to substitute Stinnable and Peter Obe.