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Light, they say, is at the end of the tunnel. But reverse seems to be the case for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara state. Call it black Friday, no other term can serve as a suitable metonym for the devastating blow the gavel inflicted on the ruling party a few hours ago. The highest jury in the land has declared the party’s success in the last general election in the embattled state a pyrrhic victory.
On Friday, after a series of legal battles and acerbic verbal exchanges which trailed the controversial primary election of the APC in the state, the supreme court voided all votes cast for the ruling party.
The apex court dismissed an appeal filed by Mukhtar Shehu, the APC candidate in the governorship election, challenging the nullification of the party’s primary elections.
Consequently, the court ordered that the runner-up candidate in the March 9 election was duly elected. With that, the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state become the winners of the election.
However, we cannot but mention the fact that the iconic judgement has also birthed some unforeseen losers.
BIGGEST WINNERS
BELLO MATAWALLE
Like the biblical verse that says the last shall be first, the supreme court ruling implies that Matawalle, the PDP candidate who was declared second in the governorship election, has emerged as the governor-elect of the state.
On Friday, after a series of legal battles and acerbic verbal exchanges which trailed the controversial primary election of the APC in the state, the supreme court voided all votes cast for the ruling party.
The apex court dismissed an appeal filed by Mukhtar Shehu, the APC candidate in the governorship election, challenging the nullification of the party’s primary elections.
Consequently, the court ordered that the runner-up candidate in the March 9 election was duly elected. With that, the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state become the winners of the election.
However, we cannot but mention the fact that the iconic judgement has also birthed some unforeseen losers.
BIGGEST WINNERS
BELLO MATAWALLE
Like the biblical verse that says the last shall be first, the supreme court ruling implies that Matawalle, the PDP candidate who was declared second in the governorship election, has emerged as the governor-elect of the state.
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