Senator Bala Mohammed has been recognized as the legitimately elected governor of the state by the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which is now in session in Bauchi State.
The three-person panel, led by P.T. Kwahar, gave the verdict.
The appeal filed by the All Progressives Congress and its nominee, Sadique Abubakar, a former chief of the air staff, to void Mohammed’s second term was rejected by the tribunal.
The held that it had no grounds to nullify the election.