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Bauchi election: APC speaks after losing to PDP at tribunal

Tuesday, October 08, 2019 at 12:26 PM by Khadijah Thabit

- The APC said it was studying the judgement of the Bauchi election petition tribunal

- The tribunal affirmed the victory of Bala Mohammed of the PDP

- The PDP expressed satisfaction at the tribunal judgement saying it was the will of the people

The lead counsel to former governor Mohammed Abubakar and the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ishiaku Dikko (SAN) said they would study the judgement of Bauchi election petition tribunal before deciding on their next step.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tribunal had on Monday, October 7, dismissed the petition of the APC and upheld the election of Bala Mohammed of the PDP as the elected governor of Bauchi state.

Addressing newsmen shortly after the verdict of the tribunal was delivered, Dikko said they needed to study the judgement and make consultations before taking a decision.

On his part, Chris Uche (SAN), lead counsel to Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, said they were satisfied with the verdict of the tribunal and expressed optimism that they would triumph even if the matter went to appeal.

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“Today, the mandate rightly given to Governor Bala Mohammed by the good people of Bauchi state, has received judicial confirmation and approval. We are very happy that the tribunal has done justice and we have come to the end of this case.

“This is a case that was lacking in evidence, very deficient in quantity and quality.

“If they feel appeal is the best way, they may unfortunately suffer the same fate because at appeal, you are not going to be allowed to bring any fresh evidence,” Uche said.

Legit.ng had reported that the election of Mohammed as governor of Bauchi state was upheld by the Bauchi state governorship election petition tribunal.

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The petition’s dismissal was announced in a six-hour judgment delivered by the chairman of the three-man panel, Justice Salihi Shuiabu, on Monday, October 7.