The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Jos, Plateau State has dismissed the petition filed by Alfred Dabwan of the New Nigeria Peoples Party against Caleb Mutfwang of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The tribunal awarded N1.5 million in costs against Dabwan.
Dabwan had challenged the results of the March 18, 2023 election, alleging that the NNPP logo was unlawfully excluded from the ballot.
The tribunal rejected the petition, finding that there was no evidence to support Dabwan’s claims.
In a separate development, the National Assembly Election Tribunal has nullified the election of Napoleon Bali, Senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District and declared Simon Lalong as the duly elected Senator for the zone.
The tribunal held that the votes scored by Bali in the February 25, 2023, general elections were wasted votes as he was invalidly nominated.
It also revealed that the PDP had no valid structure in Plateau State at the time of the nomination.
The National Assembly Election Tribunal has also sacked Peter Gyendeng of the PDP as a Member representing the Barkin-Ladi/Riyom federal constituency.
The tribunal declared Fom Chollom of the Labour Party as the winner of the said election.
The tribunal held that Gyendeng was not validly nominated as the PDP candidate at the time of the nomination because the PDP had no valid structure.
The tribunal then ordered INEC to issue a certificate of return to Chollom.
