The Abuja division of the Appeal Court has affirmed the election of Jibrin Isah, of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as the Senator representing Kogi East Senatorial District.
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Customs, was declared the winner of the said election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Not satisfied with the outcome of the election, Victor Adoji of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) went to the Tribunal, citing cancellation of election results in some polling units where the PVCs collected were more than the margin of win.
Specifically, he Prayed the court to nullify the victory of Isah and ordered a supplementary election in the affected 94 polling units in the senatorial district.
In a unanimous Judgement, the tribunal led by Justice K.A. Orjiako ordered a rerun in 94 polling units where there were irregularities in the last general election.
Not pleased with the judgment, Isah filed an appeal against the decision of the lower court.
The appeal court in its judgment on Thursday, held that the witness on which the tribunal relied its judgment on was incompetent.
The court subsequently expunged the exhibits presented by the witness from the records.
“The appeal succeeds. The judgment of the tribunal is hereby set aside and the appellant’s victory is sustained and affirmed, ” the appellate court held.
