Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Agbu Kefas candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the duly elected governor of Taraba state.
While dismissing the appeal filed by Muhammad Yahaya and the New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP, the five-man panel held that the appeal lacked in merit as it did not contain the complete records of appeal which cannot be heard, thereby affirming the decision of the court of appeal.
The apex court held that the parts omitted were crucial to the determination of the appeal.
Agbu had polled 257,926 votes to defeat Yahaya who got 202,277 votes in the election.
Yahaya and his party challenged the result and asked the tribunal to nullify Agbu’s victory on the grounds that the election was marred by non-compliance with the Electoral Act.
They also alleged that Agbu did not get the majority of lawful votes cast.
However, the tribunal led by G.A Sunmonu held that the petitioners failed to prove their allegations.
The NNPP and its candidate went further to appeal the tribunal’s judgment, which the appellate court dismissed for lacking merit.
Editor Oloyede Oworu
