2019 Guber Elections: Tribunal Upholds Simon Lalong’s Victory - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 2, 2019
ThePlateau Governorship Elections Petitions tribunal in Jos today affirmed theelection of Governor Simon Lalong.
JeremiahUseni of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP is challenging the election ofLalong in the March 9, governorship poll.
Useniprayed the tribunal to declare him winner of the elections alleging thedisparity in the names supplied by Governor Lalong in form CF001.
Deliveringjudgment, a panel three justices led by Justice Halima Salami, held that thepetitioners could did not adequately prove their case.
Thetribunal also held that the petitioners, failed to prove their allegation ofelectoral irregularities bothering on falsifications of results and over votingagainst Lalong and the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Speakingafter judgment, Pius Akuboh, SAN, Counsel to the APC and Governor Lalong,commended the tribunal for the verdict.
Alsospeaking, Counsel to Useni and the PDP, Edward Pwajok, SAN, said that they werenot satisfied with the verdict of the tribunal.