BREAKING: Tribunal Affirms Tambuwal’s Election As Sokoto Governor

The Sokoto State Election Tribunal has affirmed the victory of Aminu Tambuwal as governor of the state.

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The ruling on the petition, filed by Ahmed Aliyu, a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was read on Wednesday, during the sitting at the Wuse Zone 2 Magistrate’s court.

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The Justice Abbas Bawale led tribunal held that the application by the respondent lacks merit and constituted a waste of judicial time.

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Aliyu who was deputy to Tambuwal had filed a petition before the Tribunal challenging the victory of the incumbent as well INEC for declaring him a winner in the March 2019 state governorship election.

The governorship election 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.

The re-run was conducted on March 23, and Tambuwal won with a slim margin of 342 votes.

Unsatisfied with the outcome, Aliyu approached the tribunal challenging the return of Tambuwal as the governor-elect, on the grounds that the election was marred with irregularities.