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The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the appeal filed by Mr. Jamilu Muhammed ( a.k.a Lion) of the PDP gainst the ruling of the Election Petition Tribunal which had declared the 2023 Election Conducted for the Faskari/Kankara/Sabuwa Federal Constituency as inconclusive.
In a statement Signed by Kabir Isa B.SSA Media & Publicity Office of Hon Shehu Dalhatu Tafoki and made available to news men revealed that.
INEC had declared Mr. Jamilu Muhammed popularly Lion, as winner of the election but in a ruling by Election Petition Tribunal which sat in Katsina, the election was declared inconclusive and INEC was ordered to conduct reelection in 20 poling units of Faskari and Kankara Local Councils.
The Court of Appeal in its ruling today delivered by the Presiding Judge, Justice Moore Aseimo A. Adumein upheld the position of the Tribunal in declaring the election inconclusive while also surcharging Mr. Jamilu Lion with a fine of N300,000:00 to be paid to the APC Candidate in the Election, Hon Shehu Dalhatu Tafoki.
The Appeal Court further directed the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct elections in 20 polling units within 30 days from today.
