The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division on Thursday affirmed Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of February 25 senatorial election for the Borno Central senatorial seat.
The court held that the appellants, Barrister Mohammed Kumalia and his party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP were unable to prove their case before the court to warrant the nullification of the election.
The three-man panel of justice led by Hon. Justice Abraham Georgewill, assisted by Folashade Ojo and Peter Obiora therefore upheld the declaration of Senator Lawan as duly elected senator representing the Borno Central senatorial district.
It will be recalled that the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Borno on Friday 8th September this year, did not only dismissed the appelants petitions, but also affirmed the election victory of Lawan who contested on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
Lawan scored one hundred and thirty five thousand and forty three 135,043, while Kumalia managed and scored sixty three thousand, three hundred and thirty eight 63,338 votes.
