The Kogi State Governorship election tribunal sitting in Abuja has dismissed a petition brought before it by Idris Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the re-election of Yahaya Bello as governor.
The Kogi State Governorship election tribunal sitting in Abuja has dismissed a petition brought before it by Idris Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party , challenging the re-election ofMr Wada had approached the tribunal to challenge the re-election of Mr Bello and the All Progressives Congress .
The petitioners lawyer, Jibril Okutepa, had urged the tribunal to uphold the petition and declare Mr Wada as the duly elected governor of Kogi state.READ ALSO:They called a total of 32 witnesses to prove their claim that the election was marred by irregularities, violence, ballot snatching and non-compliance with the electoral act and the constitution.
The Independent National Electoral Commission was represented by Alex Izinyon and no witness was called.Delivering the judgement on Saturday, with one out of three justices dissenting, the court, led by, Kashim Kaigama, held that the petitioner failed to prove the allegations of over voting, massive thumb printing, voter intimidation and other electoral malpractices.
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