Tribunal Affirms Bala Mohammed Governor Of Bauchi

The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Bauchi State has affirmed the victory of Governor Bala Mohammed in the 2019 general elections.

The tribunal declared that the governor of the state was duly elected and therefore struck out the case filed by the immediate former governor, Mohammed Abubakar.

In his ruling, the tribunal’s chairman, Justice Salihu Salihu dismissed the petition for lacking in merit.

Abubakar and the All Progressives Congress (APC) had challenged the declaration of Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the 2019 governorship election held on April 9th and 23rd by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The petition was filed on the 12th of April 2019.

The ex-governor and the APC also alleged over voting and non-compliance in some polling units in Bogoro Tafawa Balewa and Bauchi local government areas of the state.

The counsel to petitioners had also prayed that the Tribunal cancels votes of some polling units and declare the first petitioner winner while counsel to respondents prayed that the tribunal dismisses a petition for lacking in merit.