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The Supreme Court has affirmed the election that returned Abdullahi Ganduje as governor of Kano State. A seven-man panel headed by Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad, delivered the judgment on Monday after it was postponed from the initial date. The panel, in a unanimous judgment, dismissed the appeal by candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Abba Kabir Yusuf, challenging the victory of Ganduje. The justices held that the appeal lacked merit and was therefore dismissed. They also added that the petitioner failed to substantially prove and provide evidence that there was any irregularity in the election held on March 9 and the supplementary election on March 23, 2019. Recall that media reports had indicated that the exercise was characterised by violence.  Foreign observers also condemned the election, stating that it was characterised by large-scale irregularities and violence. Before the elections were declared inconclusive after the March 9 governorship

The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Aminu Tambuwal as winner of the March 9 governorship poll in Sokoto State. Striking out the appeal brought before the court by Ahmed Aliyu of the All Progressives Congress challenging the said election on Monday, Justice Abba Aji affirmed that the appeal lacked merit as the appellant could not prove the grounds of his appeal which inter alia involved over-voting and non-compliance with the electoral law.