Murtala Ajaka, the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the November 2023 Kogi State election, was on Friday attacked at the Supreme Court....READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE ▶▶
Suspected hoodlums had gained entrance into the court premises, attacking the governorship candidate shortly after the court declared Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the duly elected Governor of the state.
In the video that surfaced, Ajaka’s team is seen struggling to rescue him, as thugs trail behind, hitting him while he was making his way out of the court.
Watch the video below;
VIDEO: The Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi state, Murtala Ajaka was attacked at the Supreme Court today by suspected hoodlums shortly after APC’s Usman Ododo was affirmed as the Governor of the State. pic.twitter.com/ZsgkuuZwfX
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TNG earlier reported that the Supreme Court affirmed the victory of Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Nov. 11, 2023 governorship election held in Kogi.
A five-member panel of the apex court, in a judgment, held that the appeal by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its candidate, Muritala Ajaka, marked: SC/CV/654/2024 was without merit and proceeded to dismiss it.
The apex court also dismissed the appeal by the Action Alliance (AA) and its candidate in the Nov. 11, 2023 governorship election in Kogi, Olayinka Braimoh, seeking to void the victory of Gov. Ododo in the poll.
A five-member panel of the apex court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Sadiq Umar, held that the appeal by the SDP and Ajaka, marked: SC/CV/654/2024 was without merit and proceeded to dismiss it.
Justice Umar, who wrote and read the lead judgment, resolved all the three issues identified for determination in the appeal against the appellants.
