Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State has defeated the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Birnin-Kebbi.
PDP and its candidate, Isa Galaudu, had challenged the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, in the 2019 governorship Election.
Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu, the Tribunal Chairman, leading other two Justices, affirmed that the petition of the PDP lacked all necessary evidence that can portray the election as full of irregularities and election malpractices as claimed by the PDP and its candidate, Senator Isa Galaudu.
Justice Amina Aliyu submitted that the case is therefore struck out for lacking merit.
Lawyer to Governor Bagudu and the APC, Yakubu Maikiyau SAN, while reacting to the ruling, told newsmen that the pronouncement by the Tribunal Justices was in order in its entirety, adding that himself and his team of lawyers feel great and good.
The lawyer said that in case the PDP feels dissatisfies with the judgement and headed for the Appeal Court, they would not be distracted but follow them accordingly.
According to him, the decision to challenge the ruling of the Tribunal at the Appellate Court was the fundamental right of anybody.
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