Supreme Court affirms Benue governor’s election, reserves decision on Ebonyi

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the election of Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia.

Mr Alia, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), defeated Titus Uba, his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival at the 18 March 2023 poll.

Mr Uba, who was speaker of the Benue State House Assembly when he vied to rule the state, accused Nigeria’s electoral commission, INEC, and Mr Alia of electoral malpractices during the election.

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