The 2023 governorship election in Kaduna State has been declared inconclusive by the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kaduna State.
In its proceeding on Thursday, in a split decision of a ratio of 2:1, declared the election inconclusive and directed that a supplementary election should be held by the Independent National Electoral Commission within 90 days, according to Vanguard.
The three-man panel led by Justice Victor Oviawe therefore ordered a rerun of the election in 24 polling units in seven wards of four local governments consisting of 16,300 registered voters.
The judges who shunned the physical hall made their verdict via Zoom.
Recall that The petition was filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Isah Mohammed Ashiru.
PDP’s Ashiru is challenging the election of Uba Sani as the Governor of Kaduna State on the grounds of alleged irregularities and electoral fraud, saying that its Candidate (Isa Mohammed Ashiru) won the election.