{"id":297445,"date":"2023-11-16T19:09:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T18:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=297445"},"modified":"2023-11-16T19:09:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T18:09:16","slug":"breaking-appeal-court-declares-zamfara-governorship-election-inconclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/11\/16\/breaking-appeal-court-declares-zamfara-governorship-election-inconclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Appeal Court declares Zamfara governorship election inconclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Dauda Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party winner of the election<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bello Matawalle, had challenged the outcome of the March 18 governorship election at the tribunal but his petition was dismissed for lacking in merit<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has declared the 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