Breaking: GEPT dismisses NNPP petition challenging governor Sules’ election in Nasarawa

By David Okpashi

The Nasarawa State governorship petition tribunal sitting in Lafia has struck out the petition filed by the candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Abdullahi Maidoya against governor Abdullahi Sule for lacking in merit.

Delivering the verdict, one of the members of the three man panel of justices, Justice C.

The NNPP candidate had on 7 April approached the tribunal to challenge the declaration of Abdullahi Sule as winner of the governorship election in Nasarawa State by INEC.

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