Supreme Court affirms Ododo as Kogi governor

The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Kogi State governorship election which was held on November 11, 2023. The affirmation followed the dismissal of the appeal of Murtala Ajaka, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party who challenged the outcome of the election. In a unanimous judgment delivered today August 23, the Apex Court upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal which on the twenty-seventh of May affirmed the election of Mister Ododo. The five-man panel held that the allegation of substantial non-compliance with the Electoral Act was not proven by the SDP governorship candidate. It further stated that allegations of age falsification and certificate forgery are pre-election matters which ought to have been ventilated at the Federal High Court which has jurisdiction to hear such matters. The Supreme Court therefore dismissed Ajakas appeal for lacking merit. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had announced that Ododo polled a total of 446,237 votes to defeat Mister Ajaka who came second with 259,052 votes. The post Supreme Court affirms Ododo as Kogi governor appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.