The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal brought against the re-election of Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and affirmed him the governor of Kogi State.
The ruling which held moments ago heralded jubilation in the seating Governor’s camp.
The appeals were filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Musa Wada, and Social Democratic Party and its candidate, Natasha Akpoti
According to Premium Times, The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Mr. Bello as the winner of the governorship election held in November 2019, but in a unanimous judgment on Monday, a seven-member panel of the apex court led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Mohammed, held that the appeal lacks merit and subsequently dismissed it.