Tribunal upholds APC Rep’s victory in Katsina rerun election

The National and State Assemblies election petitions tribunal on Thursday upheld the election of the lawmaker representing Faskari/Sabuwa/Kankara federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Alhaji Dalhatu Tafoki, in this year’s rerun elections in Katsina State.

The three-member panel headed by Justice K.A Ojiaka dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Alhaji Jamilu Muhammad, for lack of merit.

The tribunal also ordered Muhammad to pay a fine of N150,000 each to three respondents.

The respondents are Tafoki, the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

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The petitioner alleged that the election that returned Tafoki was marred by irregularities, multiple thumb printing, disenfranchisement of voters, and non-compliance with the electoral act.

The tribunal declared that the petitioner failed to present witnesses to prove his case.

INEC had declared Muhammed as the winner of the 2023 election in the constituency but the tribunal declared the election inconclusive.

The panel ordered INEC to conduct re-election in 16 polling units of Kankara and four in Faskari local government areas of the state.

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