The Supreme Court has set aside the November 16 judgment of the Court of Appeal voiding the election of Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State.
In a judgment a moment ago, the court allowed the appeal filed by Lawal and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
In the lead judgment, Justice Emmanuel Agim held that the trial tribunal was right to have affirmed Lawal’s election and that the decision of the Court of Appeal was given without evidential foundation.
The Court of Appeal had among others, nullified the election in some polling units in a Local Government in the state and ordered a fresh election within 90 days