In a recent development, the Supreme Court has upheld the election of Hyacinth Alia as the governor of Benue state, dismissing the appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Titus Uba.
Both the governorship election petition tribunal and the court of appeal had previously affirmed Alia’s victory.
Despite the PDP’s dissatisfaction with the earlier judgments, the Supreme Court’s decision has now settled the matter.
Hyacinth Alia, a Catholic priest, had received a certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
According to the INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Faruk Kuta, Alia, the APC candidate, secured 473,933 votes, defeating Titus Uba of the PDP, who garnered 223,914 votes in the Benue governorship election.
