The governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kaduna State on Thursday sacked Governor Uba Sani of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The tribunal declared that the 2023 governorship election in the state was inconclusive.
It ordered that fresh elections be conducted in seven wards of four local government areas in the State.
The petition was filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, Isa Ashiru.
The tribunal had earlier dismissed the preliminary objection filed by the State Governor, Uba Sani, on the timeliness of the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate, Isah Ashiru.
Sani’s legal team argued that the petition put forward by the petitioners was filed outside the 21-day window allowed by the law.
In response, the three-man panel led by Justice Victor Oviawe affirmed that the petition was filed on April 10, 2023, thereby dismissing the argument of Sani – the second respondent
