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The Supreme Court on Friday cleared Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State of an allegation laid against by Mr. Trever Kakih, an aggrieved member of the Peoples Democractic Party (PDP) who narrowly lost the primary election of the 2011 gubernatorial election to the governor.

Kakih had filed a suit at the federal high court, Makurdi, alleging that Suswam was not qualified to contest the election on the ground of certificate forgery.

Presiding on the matter, Justice Sulieman Galadima threw out the case because the appellant lacked merit and could not prove the allegation beyond reasonable doubt.

“There is no piece of evidence led by the appellant to prove that the 4th respondent (Suswam) presented forged certificate to either 1st (PDP) or 2nd,” the judge ruled.

“The appellant having failed to show that the concurrent finding of facts by the lower court is perverse, thereby, occasioning miscarriage of justice.

“I cannot disturb same and the conclusion by the appellant claim is frivolous, brought malafide, vexatious and unmeritorious. In the light of all I have been saying, I dismiss this appeal and affirm the decision of the lower court.”

The federal high court as well as appeal court had earlier ruled in favour of the governor.