The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal by Ahmed Aliyu challenging the election of Governor Aminu Tambuwal in the March 9, 2019 governorship election in Sokoto State.
The apex court, in a unanimous judgement by a seven-man panel of Justices that was led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Tanko Muhammad, dismissed Yusuf’s appeal filed to challenge the outcome of the last governorship election in the state.
It was learnt that Aliyu polled 511,661 votes against 512,002 votes by Tambuwal after conclusion of collation in the rerun.
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Counsel to the APC candidate in the election, Alex Izinyon (SAN) asked the Supreme Court to nullify the election of Tambuwal while the lawyers to PDP and Emmanuel Ukala (SAN) and Muyiwa Akinboro (SAN) asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the appeal.
They argued that they have met the standard of proof that they won the election. “The Supreme Court cannot tamper with the concurrent judgments of the lower courts if it is not in any way perverse or proved to be wrong,” Akinboro said.
Earlier, The Herald reported that leaders and supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party protested against Supreme Court judgement removing Emeka Ihedioha as Imo state governor.
Recall that the PDP’s national chairman, Uche Secondus, on Friday, during the party’s emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting said the aim of the protest was to impress it on Nigerians that injustice has been done to the party.
Some of the PDP leaders at the protest include the PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus; the 2019 Vice-President candidate, Peter Obi; and the Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe.
I was reported that National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party rejected the verdict of the Supreme Court on the Imo gubernatorial election.
PDP also described the Supreme Court under Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Mohammed as “heavily compromised” and lacking in “credibility”.
This was the outcome of the emergency meeting called by the PDP NWC to deliberate on the apex court’s judgement sacking the party’s candidate in the March 9, 2019 election, Emeka Ihedioha, and declaring the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Sen. Hope Uzodinma the winner of the election.