BREAKING: Supreme Court Affirms Bala Mohammed’s Election as Bauchi Governor
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the election of Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State.
The apex court in it’s lead judgement that was delivered by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, dismissed an appeal by the All Progressive Congress, APC, and its candidate Sadique Abubakar, filed to challenge the outcome of the governorship election that was held in the state on March 18th, 2023.
Abubakar and it’s party had contested that Governor Mohammed, who was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was not the valid winner of the gubernatorial election.
They alleged that the election was not conducted in compliance with the Electoral Act 2022, insisting that several electoral documents that were used during the poll were not properly filled.
