The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday, upheld the election of Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia as governor of Benue state.
Fr. Alia, candidate of the All Progressive Congress, was declared the winner of the governorship election that was held in March. He polled 473,933 votes to be declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
But Titus Uba, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue, filed a petition challenging Alia’s victory.
Ibrahim Karaye, chairman of the three-member tribunal panel, said they lacked jurisdiction to hear the petition because it is a pre-election matter.
In September, the governorship tribunal affirmed Alia’s victory.
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