Menu

Appeal court upholds Kwara 2015 governorship polls

Date: 2017-11-29

A court of appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the election of Abdulfatah Ahmed as governor of Kwara state.

The court on Wednesday dismissed the suit filed by Simeon Ajibola, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2015 gubernatorial election in Kwara.

A panel comprising three judges as led by Peter Ige, at the sitting pronounced that Ajibola's appeal against Ahmed's election lacked merit.

The panel, also awarded the cost of N2.5 million in favour of Ahmed, the first respondent, and the All Progressives Congress (APC), his party and second respondent

Source

Recent Posts.
Doctors' Strike Paralyses Medical Services in Kwara State Hospitals
Kwara Fire Service Extinguishes Blaze at Plank and Furniture Workshop in Akerebiata
APC Presidential Campaign Council Director-General Leads Delegation on Courtesy Visit to Kwara
Governor AbdulRazaq Declares Kwara a Locked-In State for President Tinubu
Kwara Governor AbdulRazaq Donates N50 Million to Offa Hospital Project and Awards Scholarships
Toyeeb Gidado Named Kwara United Player of the Month for September
Kwara United Forced to Share Points in 1-1 Draw with Abia Warriors at Home
Man Feared Drowned After Jumping into River Following Altercation at Asa Bridge
Emir of Ilorin Offers Royal Blessings and Prayers for Senator Saliu Mustapha Ahead of 2027 Election
Ilorin Residents Allege Police Harassment, Intimidation and Extortion on Social Media
Prof. Oba AbdulRaheem Leads Kwara APC Peace Committee to Mobilise Support Ahead of Elections
Oniyangi Progressive Alliance Declares Support for Tinubu, AbdulRazaq and Danladi-Salihu
Kwara Chapter of Nigerian Association of the Blind Calls for Inclusion Beyond Token Sympathy
Top Posts
Governor Ahmed Assigns Portfolios to New Special Advisers and Assistants
Profile of Wives & Children of Sheikh Muhammad Kamaldeen Al Adaby
Kwara Governor Appoints Security Expert, Yinka Aluko Special Duties Adviser
Abdulrazaq needs prayers to succeed- Matawali of Ilorin
ETHNIC PLURALISM IN ILORIN
How Afonja (Yorubas) lost the Ilorin throne - Vanguard Newspaper
Kwara Gov swears in new Special Adviser, Perm Secs
Alhaji S. A.Onimago: The Second And New Shettima of Ilorin. By Abubakar Imam
Nothing Can Stop Tinubu's Inauguration – Kwara Group
Ramadan 1444H: Oloriegbe Tasks Muslim Ummah To Pray For The Success of Incoming Administration
Governor Abdulrazaq: Weapons Alone Insufficient to Resolve National Insecurity
Kwara: 500 Benefit From Lawmaker's Free Medical Intervention
SSANIP Threatens Strike Over Delayed Implementation of New Service Scheme

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Bello Abubakar     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Adisa Logun     Ibikunle Ogunleye     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Afonja Descendants Union     IsDB     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Bond     Maryam Ado Bayero     Moses Salami     Fatimoh Lawal     Yusuf Aiyedun     Mukhtar Shagaya     Amos Justus Sayo     Senate     Yakubu Dogara     Sulu Gambari     Erin-ile     George Funsho Adebayo     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Ahmed Bolaji Nagode     Local Government Pension Board     Nigerian Medical Association     Hassan Saliu     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Olatinwo     AbdulRahman Saad     Millennium Development Goals     Women For Change And Development Initiative     Gambari     Henry Makinwa     Earlyon Technologies     Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye     Anilelerin     Olatunde Jare     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Yusuf Olaolu Ali     Kaiama     Abubakar Ndakene     Sarah Alade     HYPPADEC     Muhammadu Gobir     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Abubakar Baba     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Onilorin Of Ilorin     Toyin Sanusi     Moronfoye     Owode Market     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     Adijat Adebiyi     Mubarak Oladosu     Odolaye Aremu     Bello John Olanrewaju     Shonga Farm Project     Garment Factory     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Musa Ayinla Yeketi     Egbejila     Aro Yahaya     Kwara University Of Education     Olatunde Olukoya     Amusa Bello     Crystal Corner Shops     IESA     Patience Jonathan     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Bashiru Makama     Isapa     Rotimi Oyedepo     Okin High School     Kunle Akogun     Lanwa     Ogidi-Oloje    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

GGDSS Pakata     Kemi Adeosun     Aliyu Alhassan     Akanji     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Ramat Oganija     Ubandawaki     Obasanjo     Afonja Descendants Union     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     Alore     Femi Gbajabiamila     2023 Elections     Saliu Tunde Bello     Shao     Suleiman Mora Omar     Abdulrosheed Okiki     Bolakale Kawu     Olohungbebe     Bilikisu Oniyangi     Kwara Pdp     Turaki     AbdulRahman Saad     Halimah Perogi     International Vocational Centre     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Alagbado     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Teachers Specific Allowance     Tunde Akanbi     Tunji Arosanyin     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Centre For Digital Economy     David Oyepinola Adedumoye     Fatai Garuba Labaka     Olaitan Buraimoh     Ajayi Okasanmi     Azeez Bello     Michael Nzwekwe     Titus Ashaolu     Rihanat Ajia     Ibrahim Bio     Kamaldeen Ajibade     Aisha Gobir     Mohammed Abdulahi     IYA YUSUF     Babatunde Ishola Babaita     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Laboratory-to-Product     Fatimat Saliu     KWATMA     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     Fatimah Abdulkadir     Ndakene     Ramadhan     Omotosho     Sam Onile     Seed Technologies     Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship     Umar Sanda Yusuf     Oba Abdulrahim     Malete     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Mustapha AbdulGaniyu     PharmAccess Foundation     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Manzuma     Habeeb Saidu     Hussein Oloyede     Oke-opin     Ileloke     Kazeem Gbolagade     Monthly Sanitation     Mohammed Danjuma     Nurudeen Muhammed     Dorcas Afeniforo     Facemasks