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<p dir="ltr">The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has affirmed the election victory of Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the Kogi Central senatorial election held in February.</p><div class="BaO4GGx2" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p dir="ltr">The three-member panel, in a judgment, upheld the decision of the state’s election tribunal and dismissed the appeal filed by Senator Abubakar Ohere of the All Progressives Congress (APC).</p><div class="rB0pF7Hx" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p dir="ltr">The court agreed with the submission of counsel for Ms Akpoti-Uduagan, Joshua Usman, SAN, as meritorious.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The appellate court also awarded N500,000 against Mr Ohere.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The Kogi State National and State Assemblies Tribunal had, on September 6, declared Ms Akpoti-Uduagan the validly elected candidate for the poll.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">The tribunal also invalidated the victory of Mr Ohere.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The tribunal chairman, Justice K. A. Orjiako, delivered the unanimous judgment of the three-man panel, revealing that Mr Ohere’s results were inflated in nine polling units in the Ajaokuta Local Government Area.</p>
<p dir="ltr">He added that the Independent National Electoral Commission reduced Ms Akpoti-Uduagan’s results in those areas and omitted the results of three other polling units meant for the PDP candidate in the same LGA.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Following the necessary corrections, the court declared Ms Akpoti-Uduagan the winner of the election with 54,074 votes, surpassing Mr Ohere, who garnered 51,291 votes.</p>
<p dir="ltr">But unsatisfied, Ms Ohere approached the Court of Appeal, seeking to upturn the election</p>
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