The supreme court has affirmed Usman Ododo as the duly elected governor of Kogi state....
August 23, 2024 4:18 pmThe supreme court has affirmed Usman Ododo as the duly elected governor of Kogi state.
The court proceeded to dismiss the appeal and awarded a cost of N5 million against the appellants and in favour of the respondents.The Independent National Electoral Commission announced Ododo, candidate of the All Progressives Congress , as the winner of the Kogi governorship election held on November 11, 2023.
They prayed the tribunal to withdraw the certificate of return issued to Ododo and declare Ajaka the winner of the poll.Alternatively, the petitioners asked the court to order a supplementary poll in the affected polling unit, while demanding that the APC and its candidate be exempted from the poll.
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