The Nation Newspaper Bayelsa, Kogi governorship polls’ disputes: Tribunal rules Diri, Ododo validly elected
The three-member tribunal, led by Ado Birnin-Kudu, held that the Social Democratic Party and its candidate, Murtala Ajaka, failed to prove their allegations that the election was marred by irregularities, manipulations and non-compliance with relevant laws.
Reacting to the tribunal’s judgment, the APC, through its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, described it as a solid affirmation of the popular mandate the electorate in Kogi State gave the governor. The tribunal, in a unanimous decision, held that the petitioners failed to adduce credible evidence to establish any of the allegations they raised against the outcome of the Bayelsa State governorship poll.
It held that such a petition must, at the time it was filed, be accompanied with written statements of all the intended witnesses. Also, the Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, has advised the SDP governorship candidate in last year’s election in Kogi State, Marital Ajaka, to accept the affirmation of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo as the duly elected governor of Kogi State in good faith.
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