Tribunal sacks Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa, declares PDP winner

<p>The Nasarawa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, on Monday, nullified the victory of Governor Abdullahi Sule.</p>, <p>The three-man panel led by Justice Ezekiel Ajayi, while delivering the judgment via zoom, said Emmanuel Ombudagu of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is the winner.</p>, <p>Two of the justices agreed that the election was won by the PDP while one judge dissented.</p>, <p>Ezekiel maintained that the petitioner was able to prove his case beyond reasonable doubt.</p>, <p>DAILY POST earlier reported that ex-Governors Abdullahi Adamu and Tanko Al-makura were among other political dignitaries present at the court.</p>, <p>Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lafia, declared Abdullahi Sule the winner of the governorship election in Nasarawa State in March.</p>, <p>Prof Ishaya Tanko, the INEC returning officer said that the APC candidate polled a total of 347,209 votes to defeat his closest opponent, David Ombugadu, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who got 283, 016 votes.</p>