The Supreme Court has affirmed the nomination of Dauda Lawal-Dare as the properly nominated governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Zamfara State for the March 11 governorship election.
The court in a unanimous decision by five judges dismissed an appeal brought against the nomination by another governorship aspirant, Ibrahim Gusau.
- In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Adamu Jauro, the Supreme Court upheld submissions of Mr Damian Dodo SAN, counsel to the Governorship candidate that his client was legally and lawfully nominated in line with the provisions of the law.
With the decision of the Supreme Court, the long-drawn legal battle over the governorship ticket has been finally laid to rest.
