Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan of the Peoples Democratic Party was ruled the validly elected candidate for the Kogi Central Senatorial Election in February 2023 by the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday.
The court also dismissed the appeal brought by Abubakar Ohere of the All Progressives Congress as meritless.
The Tribunal Chairman, Justice K. A. Orjiako, delivered the unanimous judgment of the three-man panel, revealing that Sen. Ohere’s results were inflated in nine polling units in the Ajaokuta Local Government Area.
He added that the Independent National Electoral Commission reduced Natasha’s results in those areas and omitted the results of three other polling units meant for Natasha in the same LGA.
Following the necessary corrections, the court declared Natasha as the winner of the election with 54,074 votes, surpassing Ohere, who garnered 51,291 votes.