At its Abuja session on Friday, the Court of Appeal dismissed Rt. Hon. Abubakar Suleiman, the Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, from his position as a member representing the Ningi Central state constituency. The election that was held in the constituency on March 18, 2023, was ruled to be inconclusive.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was directed by the appeal court to hold new elections in ten polling places within the Ningi Central Constituency.