The Kogi State governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja adjourned till March 4 hearing in the petition filed by the Social Democratic Party, (SDP) and its governorship candidate, Murtala Ajaka, challenging Governor Ahmed Ododo’s victory in the November 11, 2023 election in the state.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the election after he polled 446,237 votes, while the SDP candidate got 259,052 votes.
Ajaka and his party are however challenging the outcome of the election on the grounds of fraud and other unacceptable conduct during the exercise.
