2019 Governorship Election: Supreme Court Decides Ganduje, Tambuwal, Ihedioha Fate Today - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 13, 2020
The Supreme Court is expected totoday hear the appeals challenging the elections of Governors Umar Ganduje, ofKano, Waziri Tambuwal, of Sokoto and Emeka Ihedioha, of Imo Statesrespectively. The appeals will be argued conclusively before the panel of theapex court, while the judgment date would be fixed immediately after thehearings.
The appeals are part of the sevenoutstanding Governorship appeals before the apex court. Other appeals areagainst Governors Ahmadu Fintiri, of Adamawa; Bala Mohammed, of Bauchi; SamuelOrtom, of Benue and Simon Lalong, of Plateau States.
Governor Ganduje’s election is beingchallenged by Abba Kabiru Yusuf, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who isinsisting that he was won the election in majority of the local governments inKano before it was declared in-conclusive and a re-run ordered by theIndependent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
In Sokoto, APC’s Ahmed Aliyu iscontesting the election of Governor Aminu Tambuwal. Also, Governor EmekaIhedioha’s election is being challenged by the APC candidate, Hope Uzodimma,the Action Alliance, AA, candidate, Uche Nwosu and the candidate of the AllProgressives Grand Alliance, APGA Ifeanyi Ararume, among others.