BREAKING: Appeal Court Gives Verdict on PDP vs APC Suit Seeking to Sack Sokoto Governor

• The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the victory of Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto state in the March 18 governorship election
• Saidu Umar and the PDP have challenged the victory of the governorship in the election over their claim of certificate forgery and electoral fraud
• But the appellate court ruled that Umar and the PDP did not prove their case before it and, therefore, dismissed their appeal

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FCT, Abuja - Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto state and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the March 18 governorship election in the state has been affirmed as the authentic winner of the poll.

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APC defeats PDP in Sokoto governorship election judgment

In a unanimous judgment, the Sokoto division of the Court of Appeal, which sat in Abuja on Monday, stated that the challenger of the governor's victory did not prove their case beyond reasonable doubt.

Justice Ita Mbabaled panel dismissed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Saidu Umar appeal with the suit number CA/S/EP/GOV/SK/30/2023.

According to the Court of Appeal, the judgment of the Sokoto state governorship election petition tribunal on September 30 stands as it dismissed the appeal of the opposition.

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In his decision, Justice Mbaba maintained that the tribunal was on the right track when it held that Aliyu and his deputy, Idris Gobir, were qualified to contest the election, and their certificates were not forged as against the claim of the appellants.

Umar and the PDP are challenging the victory of the governor and hic deputy on the grounds that Aliyu and Gobir were not eligible to contest the election, that they falsified their certificates, there was variation in their names, non-compliance of the electoral guidelines and electoral fraud.

Sacking of Gov Yusuf: Police announce arrest of 7 violence plotters

Legit.ng earlier reported that the sacking of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state by the Court of Appeal has continued to create tension in the northern state.

On Monday, the police disclosed that about seven people had been arrested following intelligence that some groups are plotting to unleash violence on the state.

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Usaini Gumel, the police commissioner in the state, stated that the operatives of the force dispersed the groups who disguised as businessmen.

Source: Legit.ng