The Supreme Court on Friday upheld Abdullahi Sule as executive governor of Nasarawa State.
Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, who read the lead judgment, held that the verdict of the court of appeal, which affirmed Sule’s election, was “comprehensive and well considered”. It was also held that the appeal lacks merit.
In March 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared Sule as winner of the election with 347,209 votes, while Ombugadu following, polled in 283,016 votes.
However, the PDP candidate had expressed dissatisfaction with the outcome of the governorship election, citing alleged irregularities.
In October 2023, the election petition tribunal in Lafia nullified Sule’s victory and declared Ombugadu as winner of the poll.
Sule and the APC therefore sought to have the tribunal’s decision overturned.
In November 2023, the court of appeal faulted the verdict of the tribunal and affirmed Sule’s election as governor.
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