The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed governor Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress, APC as winner of the office cycle election held in Kogi State on November 11, after dismissing the appeal filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and it’s candidate, of Murtala Ajaka, for lacking in merit.
In a unanimous judgment, the Apex Court upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal which on May 27 affirmed the election of Ododo.
The Court held that the allegation of substantial non-compliance with the Electoral Act was not proven by the SDP governorship candidate.
It further adds that allegations of age falsification and certificate forgery are pre-election matters, noting it’s the Federal High Court that has jurisdiction to entertain the matter.
INEC had announced that Ododo polled a total of 446,237 votes to defeat Ajaka who came second with 259,052 votes.
