Mr Abbo was declared the winner of the March 25 senatorial election after scoring 71,927 votes.Â
The panel consequently set aside the tribunal’s judgment, allowed the appeal and affirmed Mr Zakari’s election victory.
The tribunal’s verdict did not align with extant electoral laws, guidelines and regulations, said PDP.
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kayode Ariwoola, swore in nine Justices of the Court of Appeal.
But the law of rule portends equal opportunity danger for its makers too.
The court held that the petitioners (Mr Magaji and PDP) failed to prove their case on the preponderance of evidence.
The panel was silent on how the president’s manifest perjury should be remedied, especially as the Nigerian Constitution forbids making false submissions to the electoral office.
He urged the court to set aside the decision of the election petition tribunal and grant all the reliefs sought in the petition.
Nothing can stand in a society where the judiciary is minimised, abused, and ridiculed.
He said he was neither questioned nor disciplined by the Senate for any wrongdoing.
