The incumbent governors of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, and his Sokoto State counterpart, Ahmed Aliyu, will on Saturday know their fate on the challenging their elections.
In Ogun, the state Election Petition Tribunal fixed today for judgment in the petition filed by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate, Ladi Adebutu, challenging Abiodun’s re-election after the March 18 governorship poll.
THE PUNCH reports that the tribunal communicated the date to the parties on Thursday.
The media aide to the PDP governorship candidate, Afolabi Orekoya, also said that the party had been duly notified.
The Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Hamidu Kunaza, had reserved the judgment shortly after the two parties adopted their written addresses on September 4, 2023.
Adebutu and PDP are challenging the return of Abiodun as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission in the March 18 governorship election.
Also, the Sokoto Governorship Election Petition Tribunal is set to deliver judgment on the suit challenging the election of Aliyu today.