Protest Erupts In Lafia As Women Express Displeasure Over Supreme Court’s Verdict On Governorship Election

• A group of elderly women and widows have made a complete display of dissent in Lafia.
• The protest was organized to express their dissatisfaction with the Supreme court’s recent judgement.
• Despite the appeal court’s ruling, the Supreme Court upheld Governor Sule’s victory.

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Eko Hot Blog reports that in a public display of dissent, a group of elderly women, including widows, took to the streets in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa State, on Friday afternoon.

The protest was organized to express their dissatisfaction with the Supreme Court’s recent judgment that affirmed the election victory of Governor Abdullahi Sule of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), David Ombugadu, had contested Sule’s victory in the 2023 election, leading to legal proceedings.

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Initially, the state election petition tribunal had nullified Sule’s victory and declared Ombugadu as the winner of the March 18, 2023 election.

However, the appeal court overturned this decision, reinstating Governor Sule. The appeal court emphasized that the tribunal had erroneously relied on the evidence of eight PDP witnesses, whose statements on oath were not presented alongside the petition.

Despite the appeal court’s ruling, the Supreme Court upheld Governor Sule’s victory, stating that the appeal lacked merit.

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