The Supreme Court has affirmed Governor Francis Ogbonnaya Nwifuru (APC) as duly elected and returned as Governor of Ebonyi State in the 18th March Governorship poll.[/b]The tribunal and Appeal Court had earlier dismissed the petitions and affirmed INEC's declaration of the APC Candidate.Justice Tijani Abubakar JSC who read the lead judgment held that the appeal filed by Chukwuma Odii of the PDP is unmeritorious.The court noted that a petition alleging non-qualificat...

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed the election of Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the Governor of Lagos State. The lead judgment, delivered by Justice Garba Lawal, dismissed the appeal filed by Mr. Rhodes-Vivour challenging the election results.Justice Lawal unequivocally stated that the deputy governor, Mr. Sanwo-Olu, was duly qualified to contest the election. The decision by the Supreme Court solidifies the legitimacy of Sanwo-Olu's mandate and brings a conclusive end to th...

The Supreme Court has conclusively affirmed Governor Dauda Lawal-Dare of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) as the duly elected and returned Governor of Zamfara State, following the gubernatorial poll on March 18th.In response to a petition filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC)'s Bello Matawalle, the tribunal had earlier upheld the Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC) declaration of Lawal-Dare as the rightful winner.However, in a unanimous deci...