The Appeal Court in Abuja, has affirmed Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed of People’s Democratic Party PDP as the elected Governor of the State.
The appellate court, on Friday, affirmed the victory of Mohammed in the March 18 governorship election.
The panel of three justices unanimously awarded no cost as the court ruled that each party to the matter should bear their respective costs.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Mohammed of the PDP as the winner of the March 18 election.
Following the declaration of Mohammed as the winner, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Sadique Abubakar, approached the governorship election petition tribunal, challenging the victory.
Chairman of the three-man panel, P T. Kwahar, in his judgment, affirmed the victory of Mohammed, a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.
But not satisfied with the tribunal’s judgment, Abubakar, filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal challenging the decision of the lower court.
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Lateefah Ibrahim
