Supreme Court Dismisses Umar’s Appeal, Affirms Aliyu As Sokoto Governor
The Supreme Court affirmed the election of Ahmed Aliyu as the governor of Sokoto State, dismissing the appeal of Saidu Umar of the Peoples …
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu
By Donatus Anichukwueze
The Supreme Court affirmed the election of Ahmed Aliyu as the governor of Sokoto State, dismissing the appeal of Saidu Umar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The Appellant had challenged the election of Governor Ahmed Aliyu of the All Progressives Congress.
Umar and the PDP had asked the Supreme Court to set aside the concurrent judgements of the Court of Appeal of the Tribunal.
He cited malpractices, non-compliance with the Electoral Act as grounds to nullify the election of Aliyu.
He asked the court to declare him as the authentic winner of the election, or in the alternative, declare the election as inconclusive and order a re-run in about 138 polling units.
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