The Kogi State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has affirmed the election victory of Gov. Usman Ododo of All the Progressives Congress (APC).
The three-member panel, sitting in Abuja, on Monday, held that the petition against the victory was bereft of substance and accordingly dismissed.
The tribunal headed by Justice Ado Birnin-Kudu, further held that the petitioners; the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its candidate, Murtala Ajaka, failed to prove the allegations of over-voting and non-compliance with the Electoral Act, 2022 in the petition.
The panel, in a unanimous, decision ruled that all the witness evidence filed before it were incompetent and full of inconsistencies.
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