The government delegation headed by Aueal Jatau, the deputy governor of Bauchi State, is in Abuja’s Court of Appeal today to await the outcome of the March 2023 governorship election.

The PUNCH claims that the deputy governor is speaking in place of state governor Bala Mohammed, who is currently overseas.

The deputy governor was accompanied by a number of state officials, commissioners, special advisors, and the speaker of the State House of Assembly, Abubakar Suleiman, and the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Hamza Akuyam.

 

The election, initially declared in favour of Mohammed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, was challenged by the All Progressives Congress candidate, Sadique Abubakar, who contested the outcome.

 

The governorship election petition tribunal, chaired by P T. Kwahar, affirmed Mohammed’s victory, a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.

Dissatisfied with the tribunal’s ruling, Abubakar appealed to the Court of Appeal, contesting the decision of the lower court.

Below are the photos from the court: