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Breaking: Supreme Court affirms Alia as Benue governor

The Supreme Court, on Monday, January 8, 2024, upheld the election of Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia.

Alia was elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The Supreme Court also dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate in the 2023 gubernatorial election, Titus Uba.

The governorship election petition tribunal and the Court of Appeal in Abuja had affirmed the election of Alia as the governor of Benue State.

READ ALSO: Appeal Court affirms Hyacinth Alia as Benue governor

Not pleased with the judgments, Uba approached the apex court for redress.

Alia, who is a Catholic priest, was also given a certificate of return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Faruk Kuta, said the APC candidate polled 473,933 votes to defeat his closest rival, Uba of the PDP, who scored 223,914 votes.

The Star

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