The ruling transferred the governorship, three Senate seats, seven House of Representatives seats and 24 state assembly seats from the APC to the runners-up, mostly from the PDP. Bello Matawalle was sworn in as governor on 29 May 2019.
Court & tribunal Serious
Supreme Court voids every APC victory in Zamfara
The Supreme Court ruled that the APC held no valid primaries in Zamfara, so all its votes were wasted and its seats went to the runners-up.
- Where
- Zamfara State
- When
- 24 May 2019
- Election
- 2019 Zamfara elections
- Casualties
- None reported
Sources
- Supreme Court nullifies election of APC candidates in Zamfara · Situation Room, May 2019 (situationroomng.org)
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