Supreme Court Confirms Bauchi Gov’s Election

The Supreme Court affirmed the election of Bala Mohammed as the governor of Bauchi state on Friday, January 12, while dismissing the appellant Sadique Abubakar’s case on the basis of lack of merit.

However, Abubakar had alleged massive non-compliance with the Electoral Act during the poll at the two courts. Nonetheless, Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, who read the lead judgment, resolved all six issues against the appellant and held that the appeal was devoid of merit.

The courts held that he did not prove his allegations beyond a reasonable doubt. The victorious Governor, Bala Mohammed, as ruled by the court, took to his official X’s (formerly Twitter) handle, dedicating his victory to the people of Bauchi and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

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