The Supreme Court has affirmed the elections of Governors Simi Fubara (Rivers),Ahmed Aliyu (Sokoto) and Kefas Agbu of (Taraba).
A unanimous verdict of the five-member panel of justices read by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa on Thursday dismissed the appeal by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tonye Cole for lack of merit.
The judgement on the Taraba State appeal read by Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba also dismissed the appeal by the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and its governorship candidate, Yahaya Sani for filing incomplete record of appeal.
The apex court also delivered judgement on the Sokoto State appeal.
In the lead panel judgement read by Justice Tijani Abubakar dismissed the appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Saidu Umar.
The panel upheld the verdict of the Court of Appeal in Abuja that the PDP failed to establish their allegations of widespread irregularities and non-compliance with the Electoral Act, 2022.
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