Supreme Court judgment: APC’s Gov. Sule of Nasarawa State defeats PDP’s Ombugadu

Gov. Abdullahi Sule of the All Progressives Congress (APC) triumphed over David Ombugadu of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the appeal seeking to dislodge him as the governor of Nasarawa State at the Supreme Court.

The five-member panel, presided over by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, dismissed Ombugadu’s four appeals in a unanimous decision because they were meritless.

Kekere-Ekun, in the lead judgment, resolved all the issues identified for determination against the PDP and Ombugadu and proceeded to dismiss the case; no cost was awarded.

Persecondnews recalls that the Court of Appeal in Abuja in November 2023 affirmed the election of Abdullahi Sule as Nasarawa State governor after overturning the earlier decision of the election petition tribunal that removed him from office.

Delivering judgment on the appeal filed by Sule, a three-member panel of the appeal court held that the Nasarawa State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal was wrong to have declared David Ombugadu of the PDP as the winner of the March 18, 2023 election.

Sule was initially declared the winner of the polls by Nigeria’s electoral commission, INEC.

But Mr. Ombugadu challenged the election outcome at the tribunal, arguing that he won the majority of valid votes during the contest.