The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kaduna has upheld the victory of Governor Uba Sani, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the duly elected Governor of Kaduna State, and dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Gubernatorial candidate, Hon. Isah Ashiru.
Delivering judgement in a petition which the PDP candidate, Ashiru, filed to challenge the victory of Governor Sani, the panel affirmed that Senator Sani was duly elected. The tribunal, led by Justice Victor Oviawe, conducted the virtual judgment session via Zoom yesterday.
Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Sani, who contested on the platform of the APC, winner of the March 18 election. But Ashiru and his party rejected the result and headed for the court. However, despite the opposition from him and his party, the tribunal upheld Sani’s election as legitimate.
Reacting to the judgment, Sani said he was extremely delighted and humbled by the Tribunal ruling.
He said, “The judgement is an unequivocal affirmation of the popular mandate graciously given to me by the good people of Kaduna State. I commend the Tribunal for their thoroughness and lucidity. They have enriched our jurisprudence and practice of electoral democracy”.
