The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Dauda Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Zamfara Governor.
The apex court set aside the decision of the Court of Appeal Abuja, which had declared the Governorship Election as inconclusive and ordered a re-run in three Local Government Areas of the state.
In March 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Lawal as the winner of the Zamfara governorship election with 377,726 votes.
Bello Matawalle, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled 311,976 votes, challenged the outcome of the poll.
Matawalle, now minister of state for defence, had accused INEC of subverting his victory at the poll by failing to include the results of some wards.
In September 2023, the tribunal held that the petition was devoid of merit and a N500,000 fine was awarded against the petitioners.
In November 2023, the court of appeal sitting in Abuja declared the Zamfara governorship election inconclusive.
The three-member panel of the appellate court unanimously annulled the victory of Lawal and ordered INEC to hold a fresh election in three LGAs.
The local governments are Maradun, Birnin-Magaji and Bukyun.
