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Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering politics and elections in Nigeria.
FCT, Abuja - The Supreme Court has commenced hearing on the electoral disagreements that emerged during the conduct of some off-cycle elections in 2023.
As reported by Channels Television on Monday, August 19, 2024, the suits concern the polls in Kogi and Bayelsa states in November 2023.
Source: Twitter
Recall that at the time, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Usman Ododo and Duoye Diri, as the winners of the governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa state respectively. Ododo is a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) while Diri represents the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
In Kogi, Muritala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) is challenging the declarations made by INEC on the outcome of the election.
In the same vein, a former governor and ex-minister of petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva (APC), is pursuing the sack of Governor Diri. His party, the APC, alleged 'a conspiracy against democracy'.
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