The Supreme Courtroom of Nigeria has reserved its judgement within the gubernatorial dispute between Air Marshal Sadeeq Baba Abubakar (retd), the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, within the 2023 elections and the incumbent governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, of the Peoples Democratic Celebration, PDP.
Arogidigba World Journal stories that Abubakar and APC are contesting the latest Courtroom of Attraction choice that upheld Mohammed’s election, alleging violations of the electoral act.
They requested the Supreme Courtroom to overturn the Courtroom of Attraction’s choice that upheld Mohammed’s election.
Throughout Thursday’s listening to, senior counsel to APC argued that the appellate court docket neglected essential points, together with purported non-compliance with the Electoral Act in the course of the election course of.
Nonetheless, Chris Uche, counsel to Governor Mohammed, urged the Supreme Courtroom to uphold the appellate court docket’s choice, arguing that it aligns with sections 148 and 135 of the Electoral Act.
After listening to arguments from either side, the five-man panel, led by Justice John Inyang Okoro, introduced that the date for the judgement could be communicated to all events concerned in the end.