Breaking News: Supreme Court Affirms The Election of Bauchi State Governor Bola Mohameed
The Supreme Court has announced and affirm the election of Bauchi state Governor Bola Mohameed.
The apex court dismisses the appeal by Sadique Abubakar of the ruling All Progressive Party (APC), says it lacks merit.
The Supreme Court affirms the election of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Bola Mohameed of Bauchi State.
Abubakar and his party had contended that Governor Mohammed, who was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was not the valid winner of the gubernatorial contest.
They alleged that the election was not conducted in substantial compliance with the Electoral Act 2022, insisting that several electoral documents that were used during the poll were not properly filled.
However, both the Bauchi State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal and the Court of Appeal in Jos dismissed Abubakar’s case and upheld Governor Mohammed’s election victory.
Dissatisfied with the concurrent verdicts of the two lower courts, the APC candidate lodged an appeal before the Supreme Court, contending that his case vis-à-vis the exhibits that were tendered in evidence by the parties was not properly evaluated by the tribunal.
While dismissing the appeal on Friday for want of merit, the apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel led by Justice Inyang Okoro, said it found no reason to dislodge the judgements of the lower courts.
It resolved all the issues that were formulated by the appellants against them.