Politics
Group faults Supreme Court judgment on Kogi election
An advocacy group under the auspices of the United Nigerians Against Crimes (UNAC), has faulted what it describes as the disjointed judgement on the Kogi State governorship election by the Supreme Court
The apex court last Friday upheld Governor Usman Ododo’s victory
in the November 16, 2023 election
The five-member panel dismissed the appeal filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, Murtala Ajaka, for lack of merit.
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In a statement issued on Monday the Director- General of the UNAC, Dr. Abdullahi Yunusa Bayawo, said the judgement was a “grave disappointment and a slap on the face of the Nigerian people.”
The statement read: ‘The Supreme Court’s decision is a clear demonstration of bias and disregard for the principles of justice.
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