- The tribunal has given a final verdict regarding the election victory of the Gombe speaker, Hon Abubakar Leggerowo
- The court canceled Leggerowo’s election and ordered the INEC to conduct a fresh election leading the the sack of the Speaker
- Follwing the tribunal’s recent judgment, Leggerowo will slug it out with the PDP candidate, Honourable Bashir Abdullahi in the rerun
Gombe state, Nigeria – The tribunal for the state Assembly elections sitting in Gombe state has declared null and void, the election of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Honourable Abubakar Leggerowo.
The speaker was elected under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to represent Akko’s central constituency and his election is being challenged by his main rival, Honourable Bashir Abdullahi, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
