The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, affirmed the election of Seyi Makinde, Nasir el-Rufai and Udom Emmanuel as Governors of Oyo, Kaduna and Akwa Ibom States respectively. The apex court in a unanimous judgment held that the various governors were lawfully elected as governors of their respective states. In the Katsina case, the apex court upheld the submissions of Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN, that the first respondent, Bello Masari was eminently qualified for the March 9 governorship election. Others whose election were also upheld, are that of Governor Nasir el-Rufai and Governor Abdullahi Sule, Kaduna and Nasarawa States respectively. The Supreme Court accordingly upheld the election of both el-Rufai and Sule as Governors of Kaduna and Nasarawa States respectively.

Source: Nigerian Tribune December 18, 2019 17:37 UTC