• The incident followed the court’s declaration of Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the duly elected governor of the state.
Murtala Ajaka, the 2023 governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi State, was on Friday, attacked at the Supreme Court.
The incident followed the court’s declaration of Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the duly elected governor of the state.
In a video, Ajaka was seen being assaulted by suspected hoodlums shortly after the court ruling.
The attackers pelted him with water, hit his car several times, shouted invectives at him as his team struggled to spirit him to safety.
The motive behind the attack on Ajaka remains unclear.
Neither Ajaka nor SDP have released a statement on the incident at the time of filing this report.
Justice Sadiq Umar, who authored and read the lead judgment resolved all the three issues identified for determination in the appeal against the appellants.
Ajaka had asked the court to nullify Ododo’s certificate of return and demanded a new election in five LGAs. He also accused the APC candidate of submitting forged documents and alleged over-voting.
The tribunal, however, dismissed these claims, ruling that the petition lacked merit and that the evidence presented was insufficient.