The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kaduna has sacked Governor Uba Sani.
Sani of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The tribunal sacked Uba following a petition filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Isah Mohammed Ashiru.
The tribunal also declared the 2023 governorship election which was held in the state on March 18, 2023, as inconclusive.
The three-man tribunal panel led by Justice Victor Oviawe, in a split decision of a ratio of 2:1, the tribunal declared that the election was inconclusive and thus directed that a supplementary election should be held by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) within 90 days.
The PDP had headed to the tribunal to challenge the election of Uba Sani as the sitting governor of the state.
The main opposition alleged that there were irregularities and electoral fraud at the polls.
It noted that its candidate (PDP candidate), Isa Mohammed Ashiru, won the election.
The tribunal ruled further that INEC is to conduct elections in seven wards, four local governments, and 24 polling units consisting of 16,300 registered voters.
During the hearing of the petition, the PDP and Ashiru called 24 witnesses and presented claims and documents to prove their case.
