The Senate President scored 91,318 votes, defeating his PDP challenger Sheriff Abdullahi, who polled 22,849 in Saturday’s general elections.
The money was given to traders of the newly established Nguru Ultra Modern market to be shared equally.
Justices Emmanuel Agim and Adamu Jauro, two other judges on the five-member panel, dissented from the majority ruling.
“It gives me the opportunity to take this red flag to show it to all potential vote buyers and sellers that vote buying is criminal and it’s punishable by the Electoral Act.”
Nigeria’s oil reserves currently sits at 37 billion barrels.
“For example, for a project that will cost N26 billion, you are putting N500 million in the budget for a whole year,” stated Mr Wike.
The event was witnessed by the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, and his vice-presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima.
APC presidential candidate Bola Tinubu was invited to attend the opening ceremony of the retreat.
“Mr President, I consider the oil thieves the worst enemy of our country…We can reduce the deficit by stopping the theft.”
