Tribunal declares PDP’s Ombugadu winner of Nasarawa guber, sacks APC’s Sule

The election petition tribunal in Lafia, Nasarawa state, has nullified the victory of Abdullahi Sule as governor of Nasarawa, and declared David Ombugadu, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as winner of the poll.

During the ruling on Monday, two of the justices said Ombugadu won the election, while one judge dissented.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Sule, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as winner of the election with 347,209 votes.

Ombugadu polled second with 283,016 votes.

However, the PDP candidate had expressed dissatisfaction with the outcome of the governorship election, citing alleged irregularities.