Menu

Appeal court upholds Kwara 2015 governorship polls

Date: 2017-11-29

A court of appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the election of Abdulfatah Ahmed as governor of Kwara state.

The court on Wednesday dismissed the suit filed by Simeon Ajibola, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2015 gubernatorial election in Kwara.

A panel comprising three judges as led by Peter Ige, at the sitting pronounced that Ajibola's appeal against Ahmed's election lacked merit.

The panel, also awarded the cost of N2.5 million in favour of Ahmed, the first respondent, and the All Progressives Congress (APC), his party and second respondent

Source

Recent Posts.
Omu-Aran Development Association Welcomes Approval of Military Barracks
Rescued Woro Kidnap Victims Arrive Ilorin After Months in Captivity
Kwara CP Commissions Renovated C Division Police Station, Charges Officers on Professionalism
Kwara Begins Preparations for 2027 Hajj, Allocates 2,058 Pilgrimage Slots
Kwara Police Partner Federal Fire Service to Boost Emergency Response Capacity
Saraki Urges PDP Members to Stay United, Says Party Poised for 2027 Victory
Kwara G15 Rebrands as Otoge Progressives, Endorses Tinubu for 2027
Kwara Government Receives Students Who Won Gold, Silver at Spelling Bee World Cup
Kwara Police Begin Enforcement of Traffic Laws to Improve Road Safety
Emir Commends AbdulRazaq for Donating Vehicles to Ilorin Chief Imam, Council of Ulamah
Kwara Procurement Agency Wins Two Honours at Africa Supply Chain Summit
Tinubu Welcomes Rescue of Kwara, Niger Kidnap Victims, Orders Stronger Early Warning System
163 Woro Kidnap Victims Rescued as AbdulRazaq Commends Tinubu, Security Agencies
Top Posts
NSCDC Kwara Smashes Inter-State Robbery Syndicate, Recovers Stolen Goods in Ibadan
NSCDC Arrests 21-Year-Old Over Murder of 60-Year-Old Technician in Ilorin
Kwara Govt Files Criminal Defamation Suit Against Saraki Over Alleged False Claims
Kwara Police Arrest 4 Suspected Cultists, Including Alleged Eiye Leader, in Security Crackdown
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq Elected President of Forum of African Regions
40 Years After: GSS Malete Class of 1986 Reunites in Ilorin, Tasks Alumni on Giving Back
Offa-Born Professor Abiodun Lukman Azeez Appointed Professor of Neurosurgery at University of Utah
Meet 38-Year-Old Lukman Abdulrauf, University of Ilorin's Youngest Professor
Former Kwara Deputy Speaker, Chief Ayeni, Dies in Fatal Accident
Kwara Government Opens Free Online Registration for 2026 JSS Placement Examination
Kaiama Grammar School, FG Girls College Win Top Prizes at 9th NCDMB/NTA Science Quiz
KWASU Launches Centre for Gender Studies to Promote Equity, Digital Inclusion
UNILORIN Student Yusuf Eleburuke Elected New NANS JCC Chairman in Kwara

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Kwara South     Yaru     Amasa     Pacify Labs     ASMAU PLAZA     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     UNIFEMGA     Kwara Polytechnic     Mohammed Haruna     Wale Oladepo     Elewu     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Ibrahim Abdullahi     Lanre Badmus     Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu     Shonga Farm Project     Joseph Daudu     Ilofa     Al-Hikmah Radio     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Aliyu Muyideen     Kulende-UITH     Bayo Mohammed Onimode     Olomu Of Omu-Aran     Olaiya Lawal     Abubakar Olusola Saraki     Mufti Of Ilorin     Neo Mundo Ltd     Muazam Nayaya     Iyeru Grammar School     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Yomi Adeboye     KWATMA     TESCOM 2025     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Apaola     Erin-ile     Femi Ogunsola     Abubakar Suleiman     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Muhammad Ghali Alaaya     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     College Of Education     Chief Imam Of Offa     Arik     Sherif Shagaya     Oke-Ero     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Afolabi-Oshatimehin     Dogara     UTME     Emir Of Kano     Seun Bolaji     Olohungbebe     Awoye     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Femi Agbaje     Yusuf Ali     Ghali Muhammed     Segun Olawoyin     Ilorin Like-Minds     Hussein Oloyede     Segun Abifarin     Idowu Aremu     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     Quareeb Islamic Association     Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies     Sunday Fagbemi     Ilorin East     Eleja     KWTV     Ramadhan     Kwarareports     Kulende     Femi Oladiji    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

George Funsho Adebayo     Saidu Kawu     Bolakale Saka     Toyin Falola     Okedare     Veterinary Teaching Hospital     Ogidi-Oloje     Seed Technologies     Ibrahim Abdullahi     Abdullahi Biffo     Wahab Agbaje     NSCIA     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Deji Ajani     Buhari     Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship     Elese Of Igbaja     Mujtabah Bature     Kayode Laro     Monsurat Omotosho     Odolaye Aremu     Jani Ibrahim     Mahmud Durosinlohun Atiku     RTEAN     Universal Basic Education Commission     Fola Consultant     Baakini     AbdulGafar Tosho     Oladimeji Thompson     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     ASKOMP     Omoniyi     Babatunde Idiagbon     Basit Olatunji     Umar Saro     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Seun Bolaji     Mustapha Olanipekun     NITDA     Mutawali Of Ilorin     Hussein Olokooba     Quranic Recitation Competition     SARS     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Makama Of Kaiama     MAI Akande     Raji AbdulRasaq     Salman Jawondo     Ahmad Fatima Bisola     Bankole Omisore     Taiwo Joseph     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Fareedah Dankaka     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     Saka Onimago     Agor Market     Abdulkareem Alabi     GANZY     Ibrahim Abiodun     Zulu Gambari     Woro     Onilorin     Kola Ologbondiyan     Muhammed Abdullahi     Oloruntoyosi Thomas     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla     Aliyu Salihu     GGDSS Pakata     YAKOOYO     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Minimum Wage     Hijab     Ayo Opadokun     COVID-19 Palliatives     Okin Biscuit     Alabe