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.
INEC Assures Kwarans of Credible 2027 Elections
Airtel Africa Foundation Rewards 23 UNILORIN Freshers with Scholarships and Laptops
Hajj 2027: Kwara Board Urges Pilgrims to Complete Payments Before September 26
Nigerian Army Inspects Sites for New Battalion Base in Omu-Aran
World Population Day: Kwara Reaffirms Commitment to Youth Empowerment
FGC Ilorin Alumni Donate Boreholes, 3D Printers, Reject Unity Schools Privatisation
World Hepatitis Day 2026: KWASUTH, Health Ministry Raise Awareness on Viral Hepatitis
Prof Adedokun Calls for Digital Tax System, Stronger Infrastructure at UNIOFFA Inaugural Lecture
ADC Confident of Ending APC Rule in Kwara in 2027 - Bolaji Abdullahi
Gov AbdulRazaq Donates Brand New Toyota Hiace Bus to Kwara CAN
Kursi Investments Empowers Eji-Dongari Community with N100m Fund, Healthcare Support
Nine Kidnap Victims Rescued, Three Bandits Killed in Joint Security Operation in Kwara
Unilorin Orders Hostel Owners to Refund Early Accommodation Fees Within 72 Hours
Top Posts
NSCDC Kwara Smashes Inter-State Robbery Syndicate, Recovers Stolen Goods in Ibadan
NSCDC Arrests 21-Year-Old Over Murder of 60-Year-Old Technician in Ilorin
Kwara Police Arrest 4 Suspected Cultists, Including Alleged Eiye Leader, in Security Crackdown
Kwara Govt Files Criminal Defamation Suit Against Saraki Over Alleged False Claims
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq Elected President of Forum of African Regions
40 Years After: GSS Malete Class of 1986 Reunites in Ilorin, Tasks Alumni on Giving Back
Offa-Born Professor Abiodun Lukman Azeez Appointed Professor of Neurosurgery at University of Utah
Meet 38-Year-Old Lukman Abdulrauf, University of Ilorin's Youngest Professor
Former Kwara Deputy Speaker, Chief Ayeni, Dies in Fatal Accident
Kwara Government Opens Free Online Registration for 2026 JSS Placement Examination
Kaiama Grammar School, FG Girls College Win Top Prizes at 9th NCDMB/NTA Science Quiz
KWASU Launches Centre for Gender Studies to Promote Equity, Digital Inclusion
UNILORIN Student Yusuf Eleburuke Elected New NANS JCC Chairman in Kwara

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Emir Of Kano     Adebara     Balogun Fulani     Kale Kawu     Kayode Yusuf     Aliyu Muyideen     Paul Odama     Valsolar     Apado     Kolade Solagberu     Mahee Abdulkadir     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Oyin-Zubair     Tinubu     Police Commissioner     Computer Based Test     Sulu Gambari     Oloriegbe     Harmony Holdings     Galland Marcias     Marufat Oladosu     KW-GIS     Saad Omo\'ya     Emir Of Yashikira     Isiaka Gold     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Ilorin.Info     Ilorin Innovation Hub     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Kwha.gov.ng     John Kehinde Salako     Yahaya Oloriegbe     TESCOM     Idowu Laro     Onilorin     Laduba     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Ndama Al-hassan     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Edret Sabi Abel     Tsaragi-Share     Bureau Of Lands     Ilorin Water Reticulation     Saadu Alanamu     Makama Of Ilorin     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Lawal Jimoh     Mubarak Oladosu     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Ashiru     Oke-Odo     Tunde Oyawoye     Orisun Igbomina     Tafida Of Kaiama     Tunde Yusuf     IHS     Neo Mundo Ltd     Isiaka Oniwa     Saraki     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Oyedepo     Amule     Esinrogunjo     Ballah     Bankole Omishore     Bashiru Makama     Post-utme     Usman Rifun     Isau     Oyelere Oyinloye     Suleiman Idris     Peter Amogbonjaye     Yoruba     Wahab Issa     Maigidasanma     Ayoade Akinnibosun    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Tsaragi     Abraysports FC     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Abdul Jimoh Mohammed     Abdulkareem Alabi     Abdulganiy Abimbola Abdussalam     Afonja     UNIFEMGA     Yomi Ogunsola     Hussein Olokooba     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Sango-UITH Road     Bond     Innocent Okoye     Abubakar Atiku     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Council Of The Wise     Wole Oke     Ado Ibrahim     Arca Santa     Olabimpe Olani     Mohammed Saidu     Ajikobi     Lukman Adeloyin     Share-Tsaragi     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Raimi Iyanda     Students Union Government     Saad Belgore     Hijaab     Kolawole Bashirat     Bareke     KWSIEC     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Lanre Issa Onilu     Facebook     Belgore     Ibrahim Mashood     Kale Belgore     Student Learning Support Helpline     Oloye     Metro Park     Moji Makanjuola     Dan Iya     Photo News     Rasaq Jimoh     Ogbondoroko     Ita-Nmo Market     Olawuyi     Abdulrasheed Akogun     John Olobayo     Rafiu Ibrahim     Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development     Bola Magaji     Olatunde Michaels     Olayinka Are     Amuda Aluko     Amos Bajeh     Kwara State Council Of Chiefs     Oloruntoyosi Thomas     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Afolayan     Oju Ekun Sarumi     Modupe Oluwole     Raymond Olaitan     Offa Metropolitan Club     Kudirat Arinola Lawal     Saliu Alamoyo     School Of Nursing     Imodoye Writer’s Enclave     Arinola Lawal     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Olabode George Towoju     Bello Oyedepo     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Muhammed Akanbi     Oyedepo