LP’s petition against Gov. Bello quashed by Tribunal...

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal for Kogi sitting in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by the Labour party alleging that there were issues of irregularities during the conduct of 2015 Kogi governorship election. 

Labour Party also alleged in its petition that Gov. Yahaya Bello, the first respondent, was not validly elected and that his election was not conducted in compliance with the Electoral Act. 
It said that Bello did not participate in all the stages of the election and did not have a running mate before the conduct of the election. 
The party also alleged that Bello had no valid nomination from his party.
However,Justice Halima Muhammad, the tribunal Chairman  dismissed the petition,filed by the Labour Party for failing to substantiate its claims saying that it lacked merit. 
According to her, there isn't enough evidences to prove the allegations made by the party in the petition.

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