The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upturn the election of Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Lawal winner of the March 18 governorship election.
Even though Bello Matawalle of the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenged the victory of Lawal, who ran under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The tribunal presently had upheld Lawal’s election, Matawalle, now becomes Minister of State for Defence, proceeded to the Appeal Court.
On Thursday, a three-member panel of justices annulled the victory of Lawal and equally ordered a rerun of the election in three local government areas affected; Maradun, Birnin Magaji and Bukuyun.
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