Recall that during the ministerial screening of Hajia (Senator) Jummai Alhassan, she took her time explaining about her case at the tribunal. Just so you know, she won her case at the tribunal. So what happens to her Designation as a minister, I leave you to ponder over that.
The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja today annulled the election of Darius Ishaku as the governor of Taraba State and declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Jummai Alhassan as the winner of the April 12, 2015 governorship election.
Alhassan, already a minister-designate, had approached the tribunal with claims that the election was flawed and her counsels were able to convince the judges at the tribunal, presenting clear evidences some against the law of INEC.
The Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Danladi, relying on the report of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ruled that Governor Ishaku was not properly nominated as the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party for the Governorship election.
INEC said that the PDP didn’t conduct any primary election for the Taraba State Governorship Election.
The tribunal then returned Alhassan of APC as the duly elected Governor of Taraba State, having secured the second highest votes during the election.
The PDP however is yet to give a statement about the judgement but you can be sure the court of appeal will soon hear the case.
In the mean time, congratulations Senator Alhassan.
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