October 31, (THEWILL) – The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Tuesday, affirmed the election victory of Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the February 25 National Assembly election in Kogi Central Senatorial District.
In a judgment on Tuesday, a three-member panel of the court upheld the judgment of the State’s election tribunal and dismissed the appeal filed by Sen. Abubakar Ohere of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The court agreed with the submission of counsel for Akpoti-Uduagan, Mr. Joshua Usman (SAN), for being meritorious.
The appellate court also awarded the sum of N500,000 against Ohere.
The Kogi State National and State Assemblies Tribunal had on September 6, declared Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan the validly elected candidate for the poll.
The tribunal also invalidated the victory of Sen. Ohere.
