dismissed the petition of Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party<\/a>, for failure to substantially prove material facts in his petition seeking the nullification of Ododo\u2019s victory.<\/p>\nThe tribunal held that in line with section 135 of the Electoral Act, the petitioner failed to prove how the irregularities alleged were substantial enough to affect the entire election.<\/p>\n
In a statement issued in Abuja by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the APC described Ododo\u2019s victory as a welcome development.<\/p>\n
It said, \u201cWe congratulate Governor Ododo on his victory at the election petition tribunal. And we thank our teeming members, supporters and the good people of Kogi State for their steadfast support during the legal process in defence of our electoral victory.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe commend the judiciary for its professionalism and commitment towards strengthening our democracy. Governor Ododo\u2019s victory at the Election Petition Tribunal is a solid affirmation of the popular mandate handed to him and our Party by the Kogi electorate.<\/p>\n
\u201cBuoyed by this victory, we assure that the Governor will devote himself to consolidating on good governance of the confluence state and justify the confidence reposed in him by the electorate.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The ruling All Progressives Congress on Monday congratulated\u00a0 Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, after his election victory was upheld…\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1226,84,2257],"class_list":{"0":"post-11671","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-politics","8":"tag-ahmed-usman-ododo","9":"tag-apc","10":"tag-felix-morka"},"yoast_head":"\n
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