BREAKING: Tribunal sacks Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa, declares PDP winner

The Nasarawa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal overturned Governor Abdullahi Sule’s win on Monday.

The three-member panel, chaired by Justice Ezekiel Ajayi, announced the winner, Emmanuel Ombudagu of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, through zoom.

Two of the justices agreed that the PDP had won the election, but one judge disagreed.

Ezekiel maintained that the petitioner was able to prove his case beyond reasonable doubt.

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Kanyidaily earlier reported that ex-Governors Abdullahi Adamu and Tanko Al-makura were among other political dignitaries present at the court.

Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lafia, declared Abdullahi Sule the winner of the governorship election in Nasarawa State in March.

Prof Ishaya Tanko, the INEC returning officer said that the APC candidate polled a total of 347,209 votes to defeat his closest opponent, David Ombugadu, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who got 283, 016 votes.