The Plateau Governorship Elections Petitions tribunal in Jos today affirmed the election of Governor Simon Lalong.
Jeremiah Useni of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP is challenging the election of Lalong in the March 9th, governorship poll.
Useni prayed the tribunal to declare him winner of the elections alleging the disparity in the names supplied by Governor Lalong in form CF001.
Delivering judgment, a panel three justices led by Justice Halima Salami, held that the petitioners could did not adequately prove their case.
The tribunal also held that the petitioners, failed to prove their allegation of electoral irregularities bothering on falsifications of results and over voting against Lalong and the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Speaking after judgment, Pius Akuboh, SAN, Counsel to the APC and Governor Lalong, commended the tribunal for the verdict.
Also speaking, Counsel to Useni and the PDP, Edward Pwajok, SAN, said that they were not satisfied with the verdict of the tribunal.
