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Ogbu also dismissed two cases against elected members of the APC at the Taraba State House of Assembly, while a petition against Akila of the PDP was granted in favour of the petitioner, Emmanuel George of the APC.
Two candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State, Batulu Mohammed, and Abel Peter, have retained their seats for Gashaka State Constituency and Mbamnga Constituency, respectively.
This follows the judgment of the Taraba Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Jalingo, the state capital, on Monday, September 18, 2023.
The suits instituted at the Tribunal are against Batulu Mohammed of the APC for Gashaka State Constituency by Umar Gayam of the PDP and Emma Bongo of the PDP against Abel Peter of the APC for Mbamnga State Constituency, this news platform understands.
The Herald reports that the tribunal presided over by Justice Benson Ogbu upturned the victory of Nuhu Akila of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the court sitting yesterday.
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