The supreme court, today (Thursday) has affirmed Agbu Kefas’ election as Taraba State governor,
The lead judge, Justice Lawal Garba dismissed the appeal by the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and its governorship candidate, Yahaya Sani, for filing an incomplete record of appeal
Professor Sani had asked the apex court to set aside the victory of Governor Kefas Agbu in the March 18, 2023, governorship election.
He alleged that the poll was marred by non-compliance with the electoral act by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The NNPP candidate also claimed that Agbu did not score the majority of lawful votes in the election.
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, had in November dismissed Sani’s appeal on the Tribunal’s judgement upholding Kefas’ election.
In a unanimous decision, the appellate court dismissed the appeal of the NNPP for lacking merit, as did the Tribunal on September 30.
Governor Kefas had polled 257,926 votes to defeat Yahaya who got 202,277 votes in the March 18, 2023, governorship election.
