The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Aisha Al-Hassan.
The court said that the appeal lacked merit.
But the Apex Court affirmed the election of Darius Ishaku as the governor of Taraba State.
The Supreme Court says it will give reasons for the judgment on February 22, 2016.
It will be recalled that Senator Al-Hassan who is popularly known as Mama Taraba is the incumbent minister for women Affairs approached the election tribunal few days after the Taraba gubernatorial election that produced Gov. Darius Ishaku.
The tribunal upturned the pronouncement of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by declaring her the winner, citing that Ishaku was not properly nominated by his party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Not satisfied with the tribunal judgment, the incumbent governor, Darius Ishaku approached the Court of Appeal for redress and at the end of the hearing.
Appeal Court validated his election as the governor, thereby setting aside the tribunal ruling.
With this judgment of the apex court of the land, all litigation surrounding the Taraba gubernatorial election has been put to rest and Ishaku is expected to enjoy his four year mandate.
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