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Supreme Court Delivers Final Verdict On Sokoto Governorship Election
Supreme Court has delivered a final Verdict on Sokoto Governorship Election.
Newsone Nigeria reports that the Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed the election of the Sokoto State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s ruling political party.
This online news platform understands that the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Sa’idu Umar challenging the election of Governor Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto State.
In a unanimous judgment on Thursday, January 25, 2024, a five-member panel of the court, held that the appellant was without merit.
Justice Tijjani Abubakar, in the lead judgment, held that the appellants failed to prove their claim of non-compliance and proceeded to affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which earlier upheld Aliyu’s election.
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