The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday removed Governor Dauda Lawal from office in Zamfara State. The court ruled that the March 18 Governorship election, which resulted in Lawal’s victory, was inconclusive.
A three-member panel of Justices, in a unanimous decision, invalidated the declaration of Lawal, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Justice Sybil Nwaka Gbagiz, delivering the lead judgment, directed a fresh election to be conducted in Maradun Local Government Area and other areas where elections were either canceled or did not take place. The court deemed the use of IREV information to declare Lawal as governor, in the absence of polling unit results, as unlawful, illegal, and unconstitutional. Further details will be provided later.