Residents trooped out to almost all streets in Sokoto metropolis celebrating the affirmation of Aminu Tambuwal as the duly elected governor of Sokoto State by the Supreme Court on Monday. Some of the crowded streets include Fodio road, Runjin Sambo, Usmanu Danfodiyo University road, Old market, Gobirawa, and Rijiya among others. NAN recalls that the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Alhaji Ahmad Aliyu, had, on December 4, 2019, appealed the judgement of both the election petition tribunal and the Appeal Court at the Supreme Court for upholding Tambuwal’s election. READ ALSO: Supreme Court upholds Tambuwal’s electionThe Supreme Court, on Monday in Abuja, however, upheld the election of Tambuwal as the duly elected governor of the state and dismissed the appeal by APC and Aliyu for lacking in merit. One of the youth Aliyu Usman, who spoke with NAN, thanked God for the governor’s success at the apex court.

Source: Punch January 20, 2020 12:22 UTC