The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Aisha Dahiru, popularly called Binani, against the governor of Adamawa state, Ahmadu Fintiri. The tribunal and Court of Appeal had dismissed Binani’s petition challenging the victory of Finitiri in the governorship election held last year. The Apex Court deferred final judgment after fierce legal fireworks by the legal team of the Governorship candidate, led by Akin Olujinmi, SAN, and those of Governor Fintiri, headed by Damian Dodo, SAN. The five-member panel led by John Okoro adjourned the matter for judgment after listening to the arguments of the parties involved in the matter.
Monday’s decision came months after the Court of Appeal affirmed the victory of Fintiri of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as Governor of Adamawa State and dismissed Binani’s challenge as lacking in merit.
The court also awarded the cost of N500,000 in favour of Fintiri and the PDP against Binani.
That judgment aligned with the verdict of the tribunal on October 28 which dismissed Binani’s petition for failing to prove her allegations of over-voting by not tendering documents to prove her case faulting the outcome of the election.
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