Posted by Samuel on Mon 20th Jan, 2020 - tori.ng
The election of Simon Lalong as the governor of Plateau state has been affirmed by the Supreme Court.
Simon Lalong
According to The Nation, the Supreme Court has upheld the election of Simon Lalong of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as governor of Plateau State.
A seven-man panel of the court was unanimous in holding that the appellants, Jeremiah Useni of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and his party failed to prove their case.
Justice Palu Galumje, who read the lead judgment, dismissed the appeal for lacking in merit.
Justice Galumje also dismissed the appeal filed by Lalong on the grounds that having dismissed the appeal by Useni, the other appeal had become academic
Details shortly...