Supreme Court upholds election of Lalong as Plateau governor

Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong

The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Simon Lalong as governor of Plateau State.

Leading a seven-man panel of the apex court on Monday, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta dismissed the appeal filed by Jeremiah Useni of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Justice Paul Galinje, who delivered the lead judgment, held that the appeal lacked merit.

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