Appeal Court ruling on Taraba gov election underway

The Court of Appeal in Abuja sitting in Abuja is set to deliver judgement on the Appeal by the Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku against the ruling of the election petitions tribunal in the state. The Justice Danladi Abubakar-led tribunal had on November 7 sacked the Peoples Democratic Party’s Ishaku and declared All Progressives Congress’ Aisha Alhassan the winner. Dissatisfied with tribunal’s judgment, Ishaku filed an appeal, asking the appellate court to set it aside. In response, Alhassan also cross-appealed the judgment Ahead of today’s judgment, on December 21, the Justice Abdul Aboki-led five-man bench of the appeal court heard three appeals and a cross- appeal by the APC