The judgements were delivered in Kano, Jos and Abuja. In Kano, the appeal tribunal dismissed the petition filed by PDP and its governorship candidate, Abba Kabir Yusuf and upheld the victory of Ganduje of the APC. The three-man panel, led by Justice Halima Shamaki Muhammad, said the petitioners failed to prove their case substantially.
The appeal tribunal held that INEC acted in accordance with the provisions of the law by declaring the March 9 election inconclusive and conducting the March 23 supplementary election.
In Abuja, the Sokoto the Court also upheld the election of Governor Tambuwal. The three-man panel led by Justice Abbas Abdullahi unanimously dismissed the petition filed against the election by the APC and its governorship candidate, Ahmed Aliyu. The panel held that the petitioners failed to prove allegations of over-voting and could not prove noncompliance to the Electoral Act.
However, counsel to the petitioners, Sam Kargbo, told journalists shortly…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
