In a twist of event on Monday, the Nasarawa Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lafia has sacked incumbent governor, Abdullahi Sule, declaring the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr David Ombugadu as the winner of the March 18 poll in the State.
Recall Ombugadu had dragged INEC and Gov Sule to the petition tribunal challenging his announcement as governor. He urged the tribunal to announce him (Ombugadu) as the winner of the election.
Delivering the verdict via Zoom, the chairman of the tribunal, Justice Ezekiel Ajayi said the first, second and third respondents failed to prove their defense.
The tribunal ordered that the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, should retrieve the certificate of return from Sule and and issue another one to Dr Ombugadu.