The Court of Appeal in Sokoto has upheld the election of Ibrahim Gobir as the Senator representing Sokoto East.
The court dismissed the appeal filed by Salihu Maidaji of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, against the judgment of the National and State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal.
The Tribunal had on September 10 dismissed the petition of Maidaji challenging the election of Gobir of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the March 9 elections.
Unsatisfied with the tribunal ruling, Mr Maidaji, the immediate past Speaker of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, approached the Appeal Court challenging the judgement of the lower court.
In their judgement, the three-man panel led by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, whose judgment was read by Justice Hamma Akawu, said the Appeal Court upheld the judgment of the Tribunal.
Justice Akawu said the judgment of the tribunal that the petition was statute-barred, as it was filed out of time, was affirmed by the Appeal Court and the appeal was subsequently dismissed.
