As the Supreme Court continues to pass judgements on governorship tussles in states, the apex court will decide the fate of seven more states today.
Naija News reports that the states expectinf a verdit from the apex court today include Plateau, Kano, Zamfara, Lagos, Cross Rivers, Bauchi and Ebonyi.
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The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) as the duly elected Governor of Kano State.
Justice John Okoro, who read the lead judgment, held that the lower court was wrong in its judgment to have deducted 165,616 votes from the vote secured by Governor Yusuf.
The Supreme Court on Friday, affirmed the election of Bala Mohammed as the duly elected Governor of Bauchi State.
The apex court dismissed the appeal by Sadique Abubakar of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for lacking merit.
The Supreme Court, on Friday affirmed the election of Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the duly elected Governor of Lagos State.
Justice Garba Lawal, who read the lead judgment of the apex court, dismissed the appeal filed by Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party (LP)
The Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang and his counterpart in Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, have arrived at the Supreme Court in Abuja.
Naija News reports that the two governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) arrived at the apex court ahead of the commencement of the ruling on the governorship election appeals in their respective states.
Also in court is the immediate past Governor of Plateau state and the former Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Simon Lalong.
The Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf and his counterpart in Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, have arrived at the Supreme Court in Abuja.
Gov Abba Kabir Yusuf
There is heightened security amid anxiety in some of the states where the Supreme Court judgment is expected today in the dispute over the March 18, 2023 governorship elections.
The situation is tense, especially in Plateau, Kano and Zamfara.
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