The petition filed by the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its governorship candidate Sadique Abubakar was thrown out by the Bauchi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal.
The tribunal upheld Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governor Bala Mohammed’s victory.
The three-person tribunal, led by Justice P.T. Kwahar, found “no strong reason to nullify the election” because the vote had been carried out legally.
According to Infostride News, Bala Mohammed was announced as the victor of the governorship election held on March 18 by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The APC candidate, a former Chief of Air Staff, however, challenged the results of the election in court, claiming that it was marred by widespread fraud.
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