The tribunal sitting on the governorship election in Nassarawa State has sacked the governor, Abdullahi Sule.
The Independent National Electoral Commission declared Governor Sule as the winner of the election. He was seeking a second term in office. He beat his closest rival, Ombugadu who ran on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party.
Governor Sule would be the third governor to lose their seat this year as tribunals across the country deliver judgments on different petitions.
The three-man panel was led by Justice Ezekiel Ajayi, and while delivering the judgment via zoom, said the panel declared that Emmanuel Ombudagu of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, won the March, 2023 gubernatorial election.
Prof Ishaya Tanko, the INEC returning officer for the election said that the APC candidate, Abdullahi Sule polled a total of 347,209 votes to beatt his closest opponent, David Ombugadu, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who got 283, 016 votes.
But the first runnerup was not pleased with the results of the poll. Hence, he approached the petition tribunal to “reclaim” his mandate from Governor Sule.
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