The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Musa Wada, against the re-election of Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
In a unanimous judgement on Monday, a seven-panel of justices of the apex court, led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Mohammed, held that the appeal lacks merit and subsequently dismissed it.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Bello as the winner of the governorship election held in November 2019. Ruling in Akpoti’s appeal was still pending as of the time of filing this report.