September 20, (THEWILL) – The Bauchi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has upheld the election victory of Governor Bala Mohammed in the March 18 governorship election held in the State.
The tribunal dismissed the petition filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar.
INEC had declared Mohammed the winner of the March 18 gubernatorial election after he polled 525,280 to beat his closest rival and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Air Marshal Abubakar, who polled 432,272.
A three-member panel of Justices led by P.T Kwahar, in a judgment, on Wednesday, rejected the prayer of the petitioners to nullify the election.
The Tribunal held that the election was conducted in compliance with the new Electoral Act 2022.
