After the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal’s decision on the March 18 governorship elections, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won 10 states thus far.
The states that the APC has won, according to Nigerians, are Gombe, Cross River, Benue, Lagos, Kano, Ogun, Ebonyi, Kaduna, Kebbi, and Sokoto.
Muhammadu Yahaya’s reelection as the state’s governor was upheld by the tribunal in Gombe.
On September 26, 2023, the African Democratic Congress and its candidate, Nafiu Bala, as well as Jibrin Barde of the Peoples Democratic Party, had their applications denied by the state judiciary.
In its final ruling, the tribunal in Calabar, Cross River State, denied the appeal filed by Professor Sandy Onor challenging Senator Bassey Otu’s election as the state’s governor and deputy governor, Peter Odey.
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The petitioner’s lawsuit, filed under Suit Number: EPT/CR/GOV/02/2023, was deemed to be without merit by the tribunal, which validated Otu’s election.
On September 23, the state election petition tribunal in Benue denied the PDP candidate Titus Uba’s appeal challenging the election of APC candidate Hyacinth Alia.
The panel further declared that the governor’s alleged falsification was a pre-election issue that belonged on the tribunal’s agenda.
While rejecting the appeals of Olajide Adediran (also known as Jandor) and Rhodes-Vivour, the Lagos governorship election tribunal confirmed Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s victory.
The opposition APC candidate, Nasiru Gawuna, was declared the winner of the March 18 poll in Kano State by the tribunal.
However, the tribunal’s decision to remove Abba Yusuf from office as governor has been challenged in an appeal notice submitted by the state’s current governor.
The Ogun State governorship election petition tribunal dismissed the PDP’s Ladi Adebutu’s complaints and upheld Governor Dapo Abiodun’s victory in the state’s March 18 governorship elections.
The case submitted by Bernard Odoh of the All Progressives Grand Alliance was denied by the Ebonyi State governorship election tribunal on September 27, and Francis Nwifuru was confirmed as the state’s governor.
The Kaduna State governorship election petition tribunal confirmed Uba Sani’s election as the state’s governor.
The PDP and its candidate, Isah Ashiru, were found to have filed the application for a pre-hearing too soon by the panel through Zoom.
In a similar vein, Ahmed Aliyu of the APC was confirmed by the tribunal as the governor of Sokoto State.
Additionally, Nasir Idris was confirmed as the legitimately elected governor of Kebbi State by the Election Petitions Tribunal, which convened in Birnin, Kebbi, on Thursday.
The PDP’s application contesting Idris of the APC and his deputy, Abubakar Umar, was rejected by the tribunal in its decision, which labeled the petitioner’s document as “lacking in evidential value.”
As of right now, the PDP has won in the following states: Rivers, Taraba, Oyo, Adamawa, Plateau, Zamfara, Bauchi, Enugu, Nasarawa, Delta, Akwa Ibom, and Taraba.
The PDP, APC, and Young Progressives Party candidates’ complaints were denied by the state electoral tribunal in Abia, which upheld the election of Labour Party governor Alex Otti.
Twenty-two states have received rulings from state tribunals thus far; the remaining six states are still awaiting word from their respective tribunals.
These states include Niger, Yobe, Borno, Jigawa, Katsina, and Kwara.
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