{"id":289443,"date":"2023-09-18T15:03:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T14:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=289443"},"modified":"2023-09-18T15:03:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T14:03:55","slug":"zamfara-tribunal-dismisses-matawalles-petition-against-gov-lawals-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/09\/18\/zamfara-tribunal-dismisses-matawalles-petition-against-gov-lawals-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Zamfara: Tribunal dismisses Matawalle\u2019s petition against Gov Lawal\u2019s victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Says victory belongs to all the people of Zamfara<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lawal confident his victory would encourage him to continue with his resolve to fulfil his mandate and work tirelessly to ensure that the people of Zamfara State experience the benefits of good governance<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Sokoto has dismissed the petition filed by former governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle challenging the validity of the election results that brought Dauda Lawal into office as the governor of the state.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting, Governor Dauda Lawal has described the affirmation of his electoral victory by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/09\/18\/tribunal-set-to-deliver-judgement-on-petition-of-ex-zamfara-gov-matawalle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zamfara State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal<\/a>, as a confirmation of the will of the good people of the State.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Lawal emerged victorious in the March 18, 2023 governorship election by defeating the then incumbent Governor Muhammad Bello Matawalle with a landslide.<\/p>\n<p>The Spokesperson to the Governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, in a statement on Monday in Gusau, stressed that the Tribunal\u2019s verdict represented the will and decision of the people.<\/p>\n<p>Idris said: \u201cA moment ago, Dauda 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