The Supreme Court on Monday in Abuja, upheld the victory of Simon Lalong and Bala Mohammed as duly elected governors of Plateau and Bauchi states respectively.
The apex court also ruled in favour of Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal of PDP and Kano Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of APC.
A seven-member panel of Justices of the apex court took the decision shortly after counsel to parties adopted their written addresses as their brief of arguments in the suits.
Useni had challenged the election of incumbent Governor Lalong as duly elected governor of Plateau State on grounds that he did not win majority of the votes cast at the poll.
He also alleged substantial non compliance with the electoral laws and other irregularities as grounds for nullification of the return of Lalong.
However, the Supreme Court dismissed the petition on the grounds that the petitioners failed to prove their allegations.
The court, in a unanimous judgement, held that the appeallants failed to prove allegations made against the victory of Lalong at the March 9 governorship election in Plateau.
The apex court in the unanimous judgement delivered by Justice Paul Galinje accordingly affirmed the election of Lalong as duly elected governor of Plateau State.
The apex court upheld the decisions of the tribunal and the Court of Appeal which affirmed Lalong as duly elected governor.
Similarly, the Supreme Court affirmed the election of Sen. Bala Muhammed of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Governor of Bauchi State in the 2019 general elections.
In a unanimous judgement delivered by Justice Musa Dantijo, the court dismissed the petition by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammed Abubakar, for lacking in merit.
Abubakar in their petition against the election of Sen. Bala Mohammed, alleged non compliance with the electoral laws.
The Supreme Court, however, held it that the appellant failed to prove that there was non compliance that substantially affected the conduct of the election.
According to Dantijo, the Supreme Court holds that he failed to demonstrate the perverseness of the concurrent judgement of the lower courts to warrant the court to grant his prayers.
There was tight security in and outside the court.
Police personnel and vehicles were seen positioned at strategic places and roads leading to the apex court.
Police and Army vehicles were also seen patrolling roads area adjourning the Federal Secretariat to avoid breakdown of laws and order.
