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JUST IN: Tribunal Declares PDP Winner In Nasarawa, Sacks Gov Sule

The governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State, on Monday sacked Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State and declared David Ombugadu, the candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as thevduly elected governor.

In a splitdecision, two of the justices agreed that the election was won by the PDP while one judge dissented.

Governor Sule of the All Progressives Congress (APC) sought re-election for a second term but faced stiff opposition during the election.

He polled a total of 347,209 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Ombugadu, who secured 283,016 votes, as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Details to follow…

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