Supreme Court Validates Bala’s Election As Bauchi Government

The Supreme Court, on Monday, validated the election of Governor Bala Muhammed of Bauchi State.

A seven-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta unanimously dismissed the appeal filed by the All Progressives Congress and its governorship candidate, Muhammed Abubakar.

Justice Dattijo Muhammad, who read the lead judgment, held that the evidence of the appellants’ witnesses at the election tribunal was inadmissible.