The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Isah Ashiru, challenging the election of Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State.
The court in a judgment on Friday unanimously affirmed the election of Gov. Sani.
Recall that the court of appeal in Abuja had, on November 24, 2023, in a unanimous judgment, affirmed the election of Sani as Kaduna State governor.
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The PDP and Ashiru challenged the outcome of the governorship election held in the state on March 18.
They alleged that Sani was not duly elected by a majority of valid votes cast in the election, adding that the election was invalid because of corrupt practices and non-compliance with provisions of the Electoral Act 2022.
However, Justice Tijani Abubakar reading the lead judgment held that the “appeal is vexatious, frivolous and lacks merit”.
