Politics
Updated: January 22, 2020

Ortom, Fintiri Emerge Victorious At The Supreme Court

By Olusegun Akinleye
January 22, 2020
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed the electoral victory of the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, the apex court agreed with the concurrent findings of the election petition tribunal and the Court of Appeal that Ortom was the winner of the election.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Emmanuel Jime had begged the court to declare him the winner of the 2019 governorship elections over allegations of over-voting and other electoral malpractices.

In a related development, the Supreme Court also upheld the election of Ahmadu Fintiri as the Governor of Adamawa State.

Justice Mohammed Datijo held that the appellant failed to prove the allegation of over-voting and other infractions he listed in his petition against Fintiri.