The Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto has upheld the election of Governor Aminu Tambuwal.
The four-man panel in a unanimous decision on Friday upheld Tambuwal’s election after dismissing the appeal filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Aliyu, for lacking in merit.
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According to Justice Hussein Mukhtar, the judgement of the tribunal was in order and the petitioners failed to establish their claims to non-compliance with the Electoral Act and the issue of over-voting.
The governorship election in Sokoto held on March 9 was declared inconclusive following cancellation of 75, 403 votes which were higher than the 3, 413 votes margin between the leading candidates.
A re-run was conducted on March 23 leading to the victory of Tambuwal who won with a slim margin of 342 votes.
The three-man tribunal in Abuja had on October 2 affirmed Tambuwal’s election, prompting Aliyu to file a notice of appeal on October 16.
