The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the election of Rev. Hyacinth Alia of the All Progressives Congress as the duly elected Governor of Benue State. The apex court dismissed the appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate in the election, Titus Uba.
The governorship election petition tribunal and the court of appeal in Abuja had affirmed the election of Hyacinth Alia as governor of Benue state.
Not pleased with the judgments, Uba approached the apex court for redress.
Alia was declared the winner of the state’s governorship election on March 18, 2023.
Alia, a Catholic priest, was also given a certificate of return by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Faruk Kuta, said the APC candidate polled 473,933 votes to defeat his closest rival, Titus Uba of the Peoples Democratic Party who scored 223,914 votes.
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