Court of Appeal gives judgement on suit challenging El-Rufai’s re-election

The Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna has dismissed an appeal by Isah Mohammed Ashiru challenging the verdict of the election petitions tribunal which affirmed governor Nasir El-Rufai’s victory at the 2019 Kaduna state gubernatorial election.

According to sources, the court ruled that governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai was duly re-elected as Governor of Kaduna State.

Recall that the gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, lost at the tribunal and headed for the Appeal Court.