Mr Lawan, through his lawyer, Shaibu Aruwa, SAN, challenged the court’s jurisdiction to hear the suit and urged it to dismiss it for want of jurisdiction.
The National Orientation Agency has urged Nigerians and people across the state to remain calm amid petrol price hike.
The case, fixed for the hearing of all pending applications, could not proceed because the presiding judge, Peter Lifu, did not sit.
Mr Tukur, a former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, was buried in Yola on Sunday after funeral prayers at the Lamido’s Palace.
The party said Mr Olawepo-Hashim met the requirements to contest the election, including payment of the prescribed nomination fees, before emerging as consensus candidate.
“They are not endorsing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu based on sentiments; it is simply because of what he has done for Nigeria and for Northern Nigeria in particular,’’ he said.
Political analysts have urged Nigerians to critically assess the presidential candidates for the 2027 elections, following INEC’s release of the final list.
INEC has cleared 33 candidates to contest the three senatorial seats in Kaduna State in the January 2027 National Assembly elections.
He said Northern leaders had resolved to support President Bola Tinubu’s second-term bid, with an understanding that power would return to the north afterwards.
Mr Olalemi said the PDP was reaching out to political parties and interests that shared its objective of defeating the APC in the 2027 governorship election.
