Justice Theodora Obi Uloho-led Adamawa State Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Yola on Saturday upheld the reelection of Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while the petition by Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Justice Uloho, while delivering the judgement, held that the petitioners failed to prove allegations of non-compliance with the Electoral Act 2022.
Binani had challenged the election results, alleging that the exercise did not comply with the electoral act.
The governor had secured 430,861 votes in the entire election, while Binani got 398,788 votes.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Fintiri the winner after the April 18 supplementary election.