We’ll attraction majority Nasarawa tribunal judgement – Governor Sule

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State says he would attraction the bulk judgement of the Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Lafia that annulled his declaration because the winner of the 18 March election.

The governor said this on Monday in Lafia, the state capital, whereas reacting the the cut up judgment of the tribunal.

He mentioned the judgement was a short lived setback that they’d be taught from to re-strategise and are available out stronger.

“I nonetheless stay the governor until the Supreme Court docket decides in any other case as a result of the regulation permits me to attraction and we are going to do this to reclaim our mandate,” Mr Sule mentioned.

The governor referred to as on his supporters to stay calm and never take legal guidelines into their palms by participating in avenue protests.

He cautioned the youths and supporters of APC in opposition to responding to the opposition, particularly on social media.

The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) stories that the tribunal in a cut up judgement annulled the election of Governor Sule of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and declared Mr David Ombugadu of the Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP) because the rightful winner of the election.

NAN recalled that almost all judgement was learn by Justice Ezekiel Ajayi, chairman of the tribunal.

Chiemelie Onaga, a member of the panel, agreed with the lead judgment learn by the panel chairman.

The one dissenting judgement was delivered by Justice Ibrahim Mashi, who dismissed the petition filed by the PDP candidate and upheld the declaration of the governor by the INEC.

(NAN).