- APC’s Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe state’s victory in the March 18 governorship election has been reaffirmed by the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja
- Governor Yahaya earlier secured victory at the Gombe state governorship election petition tribunal
- The PDP and its candidate in the election, Muhammad Barde, have challenged the victory of Yahaya in the poll
FCT, Abuja – The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the judgement of the Gombe State Governorship Election Tribunal, which dismissed the petition filed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the re-election of Governor Yahaya of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Delivering judgment, the Court of Appeal agreed with the tribunal that the PDP’s case lacked merit, Nigerian Tribune reported.
