The Social Democratic Party’s candidate for governor, Dr. Umar Ardo, filed an appeal against the People’s Democratic Party’s Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, who won the election in Adamawa State. The Court of Appeal in Abuja denied the plea.
The Adamawa State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal’s ruling, which had previously rejected Ardo’s petition contesting Fintiri’s election, was affirmed by Justice Ugochukwu Ogaku’s ruling.
Ardo had claimed in the petition that there were numerous anomalies and Electoral Act violations in the 2023 gubernatorial election.
Nevertheless, the Court of Appeal and the tribunal both determined that these accusations lacked merit.