Aged ladies, together with widows, staged a protest in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, on Friday afternoon to specific their displeasure over the Supreme Courtroom ruling that upheld the election of Governor Abdullahi Sule of the All Progressives Congress.
Recall that the Peoples Democratic Get together gubernatorial candidate, David Ombugadu, had dragged Sule to courtroom and challenged his 2023 election victory.
The state election petition tribunal had dismissed the governor and declared Ombugadu the winner of the March 18, 2023 elections.
However the appellate courtroom reinstated Sule, ruling that the tribunal improperly relied on the proof of eight of the PDP witnesses, whose sworn statements weren’t pre-submitted to the petition.
Nevertheless, on the Excessive Courtroom, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun dominated that the enchantment was with out advantage.
A collection of protests by ladies's teams have since erupted within the state capital for the reason that verdict was introduced on Friday.
Our correspondent famous that many roads within the state capital have been blocked because of the protest, together with the ever-busy Lafia-Jos highway.
Motorists needed to take alternate routes to go away Lafia, the state capital.
In an interview with our correspondent, a automobile mechanic in Lafia, who recognized himself as Mallam Dogo Audu, referred to as for the deployment of extra safety operatives to revive calm within the space.
Retailers and enterprise facilities, together with faculties within the capital, have been additionally rapidly closed because of the protests.
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