Supreme Court affirms Yahaya Bello as Gov of Kogi State
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of the Social Democratic Party and its candidate, Natasha Akpoti, challenging the victory of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State in the November 16, 2019 election.
According to Sahara Reporters, a 7-man panel of judges in a unanimous decision read by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji on Monday dismissed the appeal for lacking in merit and affirmed the election of Governor Bello.
Recall that the the Kogi state gubernatorial election was said to have witnessed series of electoral violence and was described by election monitoring teams as the worst form of election and electoral process.
