The Supreme Court has upheld the return of Yahaya Bello as winner of the last governorship election in Kogi State.
In a judgment delivered on Monday, the court’s seven-man panel led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko, dismissed the appeal filed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the election, Musa Wada.
Justice John Okoro authored the lead judgment, which was read by Justice Uwani Abba Aji, in which the court held among others, that the appeal was without merit.
Mr wada claimed that the election held on November 16, 2019, was marred by electoral frauds; rigging and over-voting and that the governor didn’t secure the highest vote.
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