By Chukwuemeka Umesi
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The governorship election of Usman Ododo of Kogi State has been affirmed by the Supreme Court of Nigeria, while dismissing the appeal by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its governorship candidate, Murtala Ajaka.
The Supreme Court, in a five-man panel led by Justice Mohammed Garba, on August 23, 2024, affirmed the Court of Appeal judgement in Abuja which had upheld the election of Usman Ododo.
Indeed, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Usman Ododo, as the winner of the keenly contested November 11, 2023 Kogi State Governorship Election.
The state Returning Officer, Prof Johnson Urama, who is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, announced Ododo as the winner at 10:23 pm on Sunday, November 12, 2023.