Supreme Court Delivers Judgments in Five Governorship Election Disputes
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of five governor including Nasir Idris of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the governor of Kebbi State.
A five-member panel of the apex court, in a unanimous judgment on Friday, dismissed the appeal by Bande Aminu, who was the candidate of the PDP in the last governorship election in the state.
Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, who read the lead judgment, held that the appeal was without merit.
The Supreme Court has also affirmed the election of Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya of the APC as the Governor of Gombe State.
In a judgment a moment ago, a five-member panel of the apex court dismissed the appeal filed by Jibrin Mohammed Barde, who was then candidate of the PDP in the last governorship election in the state.
Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, who read the lead judgment held that the appellants failed to show that the concurrent findings of the election tribunal and the Court of Appeal were perverse.
Justice Kekere-Ekun resolved all the issues raised in the appeal against the appellants and proceeded to dismiss it.
The Supreme Court has also dismissed the appeal by the Labour Party and its candidate in the last governorship election in Delta State, Kennedy Pela, seeking the cancellation of the election of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of the PDP.
The Supreme Court has also upheld the election of Abdullahi Sule of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the Governor of Nasarawa State.
A five-member panel of the court, in a judgment a moment ago, also dismissed the four appeal filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Emmanuel David Ombugadu for being unmeritorious against Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State.
A five-member panel of the court, in a unanimous judgment a moment ago, dismissed the appeal by Oladipupo Adebutu, who was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last governorship election in Ogun State.
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