The Supreme Court, on Friday, upheld the election of
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State.
The apex court, in its lead judgement that was delivered by
Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, dismissed an appeal the All Progressives Congress,
APC, and its candidate, Sadique Abubakar, filed to challenge the outcome of the
governorship election that was held in the state on March 18, 2023.
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.
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