- The court had said it lacked the jurisdiction to hear the petition because it was a pre-election matter.
- The Court of Appeal held that Uba ought to have prosecuted the forgery allegation against Sam Ode, the deputy governor at the high court.
An appeal against Benue State Governor Hycinth Alia’s election has been denied by the Supreme Court.
This comes after Sebastian Hon.’s attorney withdrew his appeal against Mr. Titus Uba of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Uba has contested the All Progressives Congress (APC) governor Hyacinth Alia’s victory.
But after Alia was declared the winner of the March 18 gubernatorial election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Election Petitions Tribunal and the Court of Appeal Abuja upheld his victory as Benue State’s governor.
The court had said it lacked the jurisdiction to hear the petition because it was a pre-election matter.
The Court of Appeal held that Uba ought to have prosecuted the forgery allegation against Sam Ode, the deputy governor at the high court.
It also held that Uba failed to prove allegations of forgery against Ode beyond reasonable doubt.