BREAKING: Supreme Court Takes Action on Suit Seeking to Sack Sokoto Gov Aliyu

• The Supreme Court has said it would communicate the day to deliver judgment on the suit seeking to sack Governor Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto to the parties involved
• Saidu Umar of the PDP had challenged the decision of the Court of Appeal and tribunal that affirmed the victory of the governor in the March 18 governorship election
• Umar and the PDP are asking the court to sack Aliyu on the grounds that he and his deputy submitted a fake certificate to INEC

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FCT, Abuja - The Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on the suit seeking to sack Governor Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto state.

Saidu Umar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 18 governorship election, is challenging the victory of Aliyu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the poll.

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Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun-led panel of the Supreme Court adjourned the judgment following the adoption of the processes by the parties, according to a TVC report.

Umar and the PDP are challenging the judgment of the Court of Appeal and the tribunal that affirmed the victory of Governor Umar and his deputy, Idris Gobir, on the grounds that they presented forged certificates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The Court of Appeal in Abuja dismissed the appeal of the PDP and Umar over lack of evidence, adding that the petitioners did not prove their case beyond reasonable doubt.

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

The Court of Appeal upheld the judgment of the Sokoto state governorship election petition tribunal on September 30.

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.

He also held that their certificates were not forged as against the claim of the appellants.

2023 election: Defections hit PDP in Sokoto

Legit.ng earlier reported that PDP members in their hundreds joined the APC in Sokoto state and expressed commitment to work for the victory of the party in the 2023 poll.

The defection came months before the 2023 general elections in a state considered to be one of the strongholds of the APC.

Source: Legit.ng