The National and States Assembly Election Petition Trial Tribunal sitting in High Court 4, Jos on Friday, nullified the election of Hon. Musa Avia Agah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The Court held that Hon. Agah was not validly nominated by the PDP for the Bye-Election conducted on February 26, 2022.
The Court also declared Agah did not score the highest valid votes in the election.
The tribunal also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to return Muhammad Adam Alkali of the Peoples’ Redemption Party (PRP) as valid winner of the February 26, 2022 bye-election.
The tribunal in a consensus judgement led by its chairman, Justice Hope O. Ozoh, Khadi Usman Umar and Justice Zainab M. Bashir held that the petitioners have proved their case.
