Breaking News! The Supreme Court has just affirmed the election of Governor @AWTambuwal as the duly elected Governor of Sokoto State. Congratulations Nigerians. #SaveOurJudiciary
Posted by Official Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Nigeria on Monday, January 20, 2020
Reading out the lead judgement on the case, Justice Uwani Abba-Aji said on behalf of the Supreme Court that the evidence presented against Tambuwal by Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was of no value. Tambuwal contested for the 2019 governorship election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).