Governor Abdullahi Sule
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, November 15, reserved judgment in the appeal filed by Governor Abdullahi Sule of the APC against the judgment of the lower tribunal which removed him from office and declared David Umbugadu of the PDP winner of the March 18 governorship election in the state.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Governor Abdullahi Sule as the winner after he polled 347,209 votes with his closest challenger, David Umbugadu of the PDP who scored 283,016 votes to come second.
On the 2nd October 2023, Justice Ezekiel Ajayi of the governorship election petition tribunal in a split judgement of 2 against 1 declared David Umbugadu of the PDP as the rightful winner of the March 18th Governorship election having polled 293,287 legitimate votes while Abdullahi Sule of the APC garnered 292,446 votes.
Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN representing David Umbugadu and the PDP prayed to the court to dismiss the appeal and affirm the judgment of the tribunal.
The appellate court reserves Judgment to be communicated to all parties.
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