- A governorship election tribunal sitting in Sokoto has affirmed the election of Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara state
- The three-man panel led by Justice Cordelia Ogadi dismissed the petition filed by former governor Bello Matawalle
- Matawalle had alleged that the March 18 election was marred by irregularities and that Lawal did not score the majority of the lawful votes
Gusau, Zamfara state – The Zamfara state election petition tribunal sitting in Sokoto state on Monday, September 18, affirmed the election of Dauda Lawal as the governor of the state.
Per Channels Television, the court dismissed the petition filed by the immediate past governor, Bello Matawalle, challenging the validity of the election results that brought the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate into office.
