Nigeria: Kogi Gov Election - Supreme Court Dismisses ACN's Appeal

11 September 2012

Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada, Monday floored his Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) opponent, Abubakar Audu, who is challenging his election as the governor of Kogi State, as the Supreme Court dismissed his appeal and that of his party challenging the judgment of the Court of Appeal which on July 12 had upheld his victory in the December 2011 governorship election.

A full panel of the Supreme Court presided over by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Aloma Muhktar, unanimously held that the appeal had lapsed and the appellants had run out of time in bringing their appeal. The court also held that it lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the appeal.

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