Appeal Court upholds election of Bauchi Rep member Jafaru Leko

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, upheld the election of Rep Jafaru Leko as member representing Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa Federal Constituency of Bauchi State in the House of Representatives.The three-member panel, presided by Justice Lawal Shuaibu, dismissed the appeal filed by Kefas Magaji of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the grounds that it lacked merit.The court held that the petitioners (Magaji and PDP) failed to prove their case on the preponderance of evidence.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (NAN) had…

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