The Appeal Court sitting in Sokoto has upheld the judgment of the election petition tribunal affirming the election of Aminu Tambuwal as the validly elected governor of the state.
On October 2, the tribunal in a unanimous judgement, dismissed the petition filed by the All Progressives Congress, APC and its governorship candidate, Ahmed Aliyu, challenging the governor’s victory at the March 9, 2019 poll.
The tribunal led by Justice Bawale Abdullahi held that the petitioners failed to adduce credible evidence to prove their case.
Delivering its judgement on Friday, the chairman of the appeal panel, Justice Hussaini Mukhtar, dismissed all the six grounds of appeal filed by the APC candidate and finally dismissed the case.
The appellate court also dismissed the PDP’s cross-appeal, challenging the qualification of the APC candidate to contest the election.
