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BY MIJINYAWA BABA-AGAIE

The Justice Angela Otaluka National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Minna high Court complex has upheld the election of the former governor of Niger State Abubakar Sani Bello now a Senator.

Abubakar Sani Bello of the All Progressive Congress (APC) contested the February 25 National Assembly Election to represent the Niger North senatorial districts against the Senatorial candidate of the people Democratic party (PDP) Shehu Mohammed Abdullahi but lost out.

Shehu Mohammed then approached the election Petition Tribunal challenging the election of the Abubakar Sani Bello on the allegations which bothered on multiple votes and the election was marred with irregularities.

In his Petition to the Tribunal Shehu prayed the court through his lawyer Barrister Hussaini Garba that the Tribunal should nullify the election of Abubakar Sani Bello and declare him the winner as he scored the highest votes cast at the February 25 National Assembly Election

In over three hours judgement delivered at the high court headquarters in Minna, Justice Angela Otaluka after reviewing the whole proceedings of the petition she avered that the petitioner failed in totality to prove the issues of over votings raised in his Petition saying that the petition lack merit and ” is hereby dismissed while the second respondent in the petition election is upheld ”

Justice Angela Otaluka while dismissing the petition she then award the sum of N250,000 as a cost to the respondent.

Similarly the election of Senator Peter Jiya Ndalikali of the people Democratic party (PDP) of Niger South Senatorial district at the February 25 National Assembly Election has been upheld by the Tribunal.

Senator Mohammed Bima of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has filed a Petition against Senator Peter Jiya Ndalikali challenging his election at the February 25 National Assembly Election.

Bima alleged that he was dully elected having scored the majority of the total vote cast at the Niger South Senatorial district and prayed the Tribunal to nullify the election of Senator Peter Jiya Ndalikali and to declare him the rightful winner of the election

Justice Angela Otaluka while dismissing the petition she declared that the alledgetions raised in his Petition could not be substantiated and the petition in totality lack merit and is hereby dismissed.