The National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Makurdi, has upheld the election of the Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Lami Danladi of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
The election of Danladi was challenged by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate in the March 18, 2023 election, Agnes Uloko on alleged forgery and lack of requisite qualification to contest the election.
Delivering her judgment today, Chairman of the panel, Justice Ory-Zik Ikeorha ruled that the petitioners failed to prove their case of forgery, stating that evidence shows that the certificate tendered by the respondent looked genuine.
She however ruled that the reliefs sought are hereby refused, the petition stands dismissed in its entirety, thereby upholding the victory of Lami Danladi.
