The Zamfara State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Sokoto has fixed today,Monday 18th September 2023 to deliver judgement.
The Zamfara State Election Tribunal, sitting in Sokoto, is set to announce its judgment in the case involving Governor Dauda Lawal, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and his predecessor, the former governor of the State and now Minister of State for Defense, Bello Matawalle.
The tribunal is set to deliver its verdict on the petition filed by Matawalle challenging the validity of the election that brought in Dauda Lawal as the governor of the State.
Matawalle accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of subverting his victory at the polls, for failure to include the results of some ward areas, which if added, will give him victory with a wide margin.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State said the party is confident of victory at the tribunal having provided enough evidence at the court.
Spokesperson of the party in Zamfara State, Yusuf Idris, while speaking during a television programme yesterday, said the party is hoping to reclaim its stolen mandate.
According to him, Matawalle was rigged out by some forces at the national level because of his involvement in the fight against the new naira notes design and his support for the then-presidential candidate of the party, Bola Tinubu.
He called on the members and supporters of the party to remain calm and be law-abiding before, during and after the court judgement.
Also speaking, the acting Chairman of the PDP in Zamfara State, Mouktar Lugga, said the party is highly confident of victory at the tribunal.
Lugga further said the party is confident that the tribunal will be just, and fair, and that the voice of the people will be heard.
He appealed to the people of the State to be patient and not to over-celebrate as they anticipate victory today.
