{"id":299396,"date":"2023-12-02T14:45:52","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T13:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=299396"},"modified":"2023-12-02T14:45:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T13:45:52","slug":"appeal-court-affirms-otti-as-abia-governor-likens-pdp-apc-petitions-to-comedy-skit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/12\/02\/appeal-court-affirms-otti-as-abia-governor-likens-pdp-apc-petitions-to-comedy-skit\/","title":{"rendered":"Appeal court affirms Otti as Abia Governor, likens PDP, APC petitions to &#8220;comedy skit&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>In a unanimous decision on Saturday, the three-man Appeal Court panel upheld the victory of Otti at the polls<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The justices ruled that the election was in tandem with the provisions of the Electoral Act<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Court of Appeal in Lagos State has upheld the last gubernatorial election in 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