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 Sokoto Guber: Supreme Court Upholds Tambuwal’s Election

The Supreme Court Monday morning upheld the election of Aminu Tambuwal as governor of Sokoto State.

The Supreme Court  dismissed the appeal by Ahmed Aliyu challenging the election of Governor Aminu Tambuwal in the March 9, 2019 gubernatorial  election in Sokoto State.

 In a unanimous judgment by a five-member panel led by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, the apex court held that Aliyu failed to prove his claims against the election.

 In the lead judgement, read by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, the court held that the evidence presented by Aliyu had no evidential and probative value having not been properly certified at the tribunal.

 

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