Appeal court validates Lalong’s election in Plateau
The court of appeal, Jos division has affirmed the victory of governor Simon Lalong of plateau state after dismissing the appeal filed by the Peoples’ Democratic Party governorship candidate, senator Jeremiah Useni,
Useni is challenging Lalong’s victory at the poll during the 2019 general election
Useni had earlier lost his bid to unseat Lalong at the election petitions tribunal in its judgment delivered on October the 2nd , 2019
Not satisfied with the tribunal’s judgment, Useni and his party had approached the court of appeal on twenty grounds insisting that Lalong lied in the information he provided to INEC on his form cf0001.
Justice O.A Otisi, who read the judgment agreed with the lower tribunal and held that Useni’s appeal lacked merit and was dismissed.