Our reporter/The election petition tribunal sitting in Lokoja on Wednesday declared Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as the winner of the Kogi central senatorial district election.
The tribunal, led by Kemakolam Ojiako, a judge, in its ruling, declared Akpoti-Uduaghan as the winner of the senatorial election conducted on February 25.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as the winner of the Kogi central senatorial election.
Rotimi Ajayi, INEC returning officer for the district, had announced that Sadiku-Ohere garnered 52,132 votes to beat Natasha who had 51,763 votes.
The margin of victory was 369 votes.
Dissatisfied with the outcome of the election, Natasha approached the tribunal with a petition seeking to nullify the victory of Sadiku-Ohere and her declaration as the winner of the election.
After hearing the arguments of the parties in the petition, in July, the tribunal reserved judgment in the case.
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