The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the appeal filed by the African Democratic Congress and its candidate, Nafiu Bala, against the victory of Governor Muhammadu Yahaya, in the March 18 governorship election, which was earlier upheld by both Election Tribunal and the Court of Appeal.
This was contained in a statement made available to journalists in Gombe by the Director-General Press Affairs, Ismaila Misilli.
“However, the Apex court requested to know what the party and its candidate wanted to achieve by the appeal. In understanding the mood of the court, the lawyers representing Nafiu Bala and ADC promptly withdrew the appeal, leading to the dismissal of the appeal by the apex court,” the statement partly read.
Recall that Governor Inuwa Yahaya of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had been declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), securing a substantial 342,821 votes out of the total cast.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has adjourned its judgement in the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Muhammad Barde, after hearing all the parties.
The judgement on this appeal will be delivered tomorrow, Friday.
