As the Supreme Court prepares to deliver its judgment on the Sokoto State governorship election petition, members of both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) express optimism.
Hassan Sentimental, the state publicity secretary of the PDP, voiced confidence in the party’s chances of receiving justice based on their presentation in court. He stated, “We are optimistic of securing justice in the court on Thursday.”
Isa Acida, the state chairman of the ruling APC, refrained from commenting on the expectations of his party, emphasizing that discussing a case before a court of law would be inappropriate.
The petition, filed by Sai’du Umar, the PDP candidate in the March 18 governorship election, reached the Supreme Court after facing dismissals from the Election Petitions Tribunal and the Court of Appeal. Umar and the PDP listed nine grounds seeking the Supreme Court to set aside the judgments of the lower courts, citing the weight of evidence as a key factor.
The Court of Appeal had previously affirmed the election of Governor Ahmed Aliyu, stating that the appellants failed to substantiate allegations of irregularities, noncompliance, and non-qualification. The Supreme Court reserved judgment on Wednesday, January 17.
