The atmosphere remained calm in Bauchi on Monday in spite the confirmation of Governor Bala Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party as the duly elected governor of the state by the Supreme Court.
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The protest came minutes after that of Ihedioha’s party, the Peoples Democratic Party.
A truck conveying the PDP supporters to the venue of the demonstration tumbled, injuring many of them in the process.
The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Bala Mohammed as the governor of Bauchi State.
Alhaji Rabi’u Suleiman-Bichi, the state’s PDP Caretaker Committee Chairman, gave the advice, while speaking with newsmen in Kano on Monday.
Residents trooped out to almost all streets in Sokoto metropolis celebrating the affirmation of Aminu Tambuwal as the duly elected governor of Sokoto State by the Supreme Court on Monday.
The Five-Member panel dismissed the appeals and cross appeals filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Abba Yusuf
The grand finale prayer session was led by Malam Tukur Rijiyar-Zaure to seek God’s intervention for the state and Tambuwal to be declared as the elected governor of the state by the apex court.
Ihedioha, who was PDP’s candidate in the 2019 governorship election, was announced winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Peter Esele, said on Friday that the Independent National Electoral Commission should take all the blame for the verdict of the Supreme Court on the Imo State election.
The nation’s apex court had on Tuesday declared Senator Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress as the winner of the election in the state after sacking Chief Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Tinubu made the appeal in a statement congratulating Uzodinma on his victory, the people of Imo and all Nigerians who believed in justice and sought the truth
Prof. Akin Oyebode of International Law and Jurisprudence, University of Lagos says the judgment of the Supreme Court on the Imo State governorship election reflected the “poverty of Nigeria’s electoral process”.
“The judgment did not reflect the wishes of the people as expressed on election day; it is unfair,” Ihedioha said in a speech to the people of the state on Wednesday in Owerri.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed Araraume’s appeal seeking the nullification of the Imo State election on the ground that former Governor Emeka Ihedioha did not meet the two-third constitutional spread.
In a statement signed by its Chairman, Abubakar Bagudu, in Abuja on Wednesday, the forum congratulated Uzodinma on his victory at the Supreme Court.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has issued Certificate of Return to Senator Hope Uzodinma as winner of the March 9, 2019 governorship election in Imo State in compliance with the Supreme Court ruling.
A statement signed by the Chairman, Alhaji Lawal Liman, described the judgement as a victory not only for the APC and the people of Imo State, but for all Nigerians.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Hope Uzodinma, as the winner of the election, nullifying the position of the Independent National Electoral Commission that declared Emeka Ihedioha of the PDP as winner.
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