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.
Next Generation: Ilorin Emirate's Young Royals Display Passion for Horse Riding
IAC Ilorin: 250 Pilots Trained, 96% NCAA Audit Score Recorded Under Current Management
Kwara NUT Rally in Ilorin, Demand Urgent Action on School Security
PDP Kwara Suspends Governorship Aspirant Ladi Hassan Over Anti-Party Activities
Ilorin Central Mosque BoT Reveals 30+ Boreholes Drilled Before Water Source Found
Friends, Associates Gather at Old Ilorin Central Mosque to Pray for Speaker Danladi 41st Birthday
Presidency Urges Nigerians to Avoid Night Travel Amid North-Central Security Concerns
Suspected Bandits Storm Fulani Settlement in Edu LG, Kill One, Abduct Two Women
Governor AbdulRazaq Promises Dedicated Chess Hall, Enhanced Support for Kwara Players
Profile of Wives & Children of Sheikh Muhammad Kamaldeen Al Adaby
IEDPU Commends Ilorin-Born Scholar's Yoruba Translation of Saudi Hajj Sermon
Alangwa of Agbeyangi Tasks AbdulRazaq on Rural Development at 35th Coronation Anniversary
Kwara Police CP Warns Officers Against Misconduct, Declares End of Impunity Era
Top Posts
Kwara Police Arrest Three Suspects in Solar Light Vandalism, Armed Robbery Syndicate
AATU Pioneer Acting VC Ambali Completes One-Year Tenure, Hails University Progress
IEDPU, Oluwole Foundation Pay NECO Fees for 345 Indigent Students in Ilorin Emirate
Kwara NLC Demands Probe of Lower Niger River Basin Authority, Defends Workers
Kwara Health Ministry Trains Food Handlers, Bakery Owners on Safety Practices
OPINION: Life and times of Third Mufti of Ilorin. By Zarumi Mashood
Fidson Healthcare, Kwara Hospitals Board Explore Collaboration on Workforce Development, Drug Supply
OPINION: Aguntan o paso esi da - Kwara Can and Should Get Newer By Mall. Rafiu Ajakaye, PhD.
Speaker Danladi Salihu Expresses Confidence in Becoming APC Candidate for 2027 Governorship
Day Authors, Books and Civilization Met
OPINION: The footprints of AbdulRazaq family in Ilorin Emirate. By Abubakar Imam
University of Ilorin Celebrates Historic Milestone with Northern Nigeria's First Female Petroleum Engineering Doctorate
OPINION: If Otoge was a Failure, The Word Needs Another Meaning By Rafiu Ajakaye PhD

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Adijat Adebiyi     Abubakar Baba     Mamatu Abdullahi     Rafiu Olasile     Simeon Sayomi     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Femi Oladiji     Ishaq Salman     Oko-Erin     Dogara     Ayodele Olaosebikan     ER-KANG     Kawu     Olajumoke Monsura Gafar     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     Yinka Aluko     Garment Factory     KWASSIP     Toyin Sanusi     QuickWin     Rebecca Bake     Isiaka Gold     Christian Association Of Nigeria     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Pakata Patriots     Iyabo Adewuyi     Aremu Bose Deborah     Amuda Aluko     Ibrahim Labaika     Saliu Ajia     Oko     ASUU     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Sulu Gambari     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Galadiman Ngeri     Eleja     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Esuwoye     Lai Gobir     African Democratic Congress     Adekunle David Dunmade     Haliru Dantoro     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Agbarere     Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     KWIRS     Kwara Central     CCEPE     CKNG     Kwara Apc     Javed Khan     AbdulRauf Keji     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Islamiya Abdulraheem     Prince Bola Ajibola     Olayinka Olaogun     Muazam Nayaya     Special Adviser On Digital Innovation     Maigida Soludero Transit     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Musa Alhassan Buge     Olatunji Moronfoye     Ibikunle Ogunleye     Amada Jidda     GRA     Bisi Oyeleke     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     T And K FOODS     Agbarigidoma     Sarkin Malamai     SARS     Alaiye     Yahaya Dumoye     National Information Technology Development Agency    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Suleiman Abubakar     Alikinla     Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen     Ojo Isekuse     Kwara State University Of Education     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Dorcas Afeniforo     Jare Olatundun     Amusement Park     Oko-Olowo     RTEAN     Umar Ahmed Gunu     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Shola Odetundun     A.O. Belgore     Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu     ANCOPPS     Eghe Igbinehi     Just Event Online     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Doyin Group     Oloje     Bayo Mohammed Onimode     Ayinde Oki     Issa Oloruntogun     Mohammed Abduraheem     Yaru     Dogara     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Ibrahim Taiwo Road     Frootify     Afolayan     Bursary     Asa     Azeez Bello     David Oyepinola Adedumoye     Biliaminu Aliu     Ilorin     Balogun Gambari     Aiyedun     Gamji Members Association     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Col. Adedipe     Jawondo     Third Estate     Sayomi     Bola Magaji     Alabi Lawal     Yemi Osinbajo     IEDPU     Simon Sayomi     John Dara     Olateju Lukman     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Muritala Awodun     Aminu Ado Bayero     Sai Kayi     Muritala Olarewaju     Sheriff Shagaya     Kayode Ibrahim     Ayo Adeyemi     Olaiya Zuberu     Kwara TV     Oloye     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory     Lafia Aliyu Korasabi     Abdulahi Abubakar Bata     NIRSAL     Amina El-Imam     Taofeek Ibraheem