The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Governor Hycinth Alia of Benue State.
The governorship candidate of the PDP, Titus Uba. had challenged the victory of Governor Hyacinth Alia of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
However, both the Election Petitions Tribunal and the Court of Appeal Abuja, had affirmed Alia’s election as governor of Benue State, following his declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the winner of the March 18 governorship election.
The Court of Appeal had said it lacked the jurisdiction to hear the petition because it was a pre-election matter.
The court held that Uba ought to have prosecuted the forgery allegation against Sam Ode, the deputy governor at the high court.
It also held that Uba failed to prove allegations of forgery against Ode beyond reasonable doubt.
