Saturday, September 26, 2026

Nasarawa tribunal nullifies Gov. Sule’s election, declares PDP winner

The ruling witnessed two of the justices agreeing that the election was won by the PDP while one judge disagreed.

• October 2, 2023
Abdullahi Sule and Emmanuel Ombugadu
Abdullahi Sule and Emmanuel Ombugadu

The Nasarawa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lafia has nullified the election of Governor Abdullahi Sule of the All Progressives Congress.

Delivering the judgment virtually on Monday, the tribunal’s chairman, Justice Ezekiel Ajayi, declared Emmanuel Ombugadu of the Peoples Democratic Party as the duly elected governor of Nasarawa State. 

The ruling witnessed two justices agreeing that the PDP won the election, while one judge disagreed.

The election,  which was Mr Sule’s second term bid, saw him poll 47,209 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Mr Ombugadu, who secured 283,016.

We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.

More from Peoples Gazette

farmers

Agriculture

FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology

The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices

Katsina State

Politics

Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku

“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”

States

One suspect arrested as troops foil terrorist attack in Kaduna

Mr Danja said the suspect was was currently in military custody for further investigation.

road crash scene

States

Road users, health professionals seek prompt medical attention for accident victims 

Mr Oyedele said, “Delays at any stage of that process can complicate the patient’s condition.”

Heading 1

Wife cheers as Moses Simon joins Super Eagles’ 100-cap club after Madagascar win

The Paris FC winger became the fifth player to play 100 times for the Super Eagles after Ahmed Musa, Vincent Enyeama, Joseph Yobo and Alex Iwobi.

Heading 5

EFCC returns N84 million to businessman duped in Edo land deal

The EFCC said, “During investigation, it was discovered that Abraham transferred the money to Eborome but she diverted the money for her personal use.”

Women in technology

NationWide

Prioritise data protection, NDPC urges women tech entrepreneurs

Mr Olatunji said strong data protection could safeguard individuals.

Abuja

NationWide

Fashion entrepreneur, others task youths on skills acquisition for self-reliance

Mr Obi called for government support and funding for young entrepreneurs.