{"id":193506,"date":"2026-02-04T16:01:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T15:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/adamawa-tribunal-upholds-apcs-jauro-in-ganye-by-election"},"modified":"2026-02-04T17:12:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T16:12:43","slug":"adamawa-tribunal-upholds-apcs-jauro-in-ganye-by-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/adamawa-tribunal-upholds-apcs-jauro-in-ganye-by-election","title":{"rendered":"Adamawa tribunal upholds APC\u2019s Jauro in Ganye by-election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Election Petition Tribunal hearing a case challenging last year\u2019s Adamawa State House of Assembly by-election in Ganye has affirmed the election of Misa Musa Jauro of the All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n<p>The tribunal ruled on Wednesday that Jauro was the duly elected member representing Ganye Constituency in the state Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>It dismissed the petition filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which sought to overturn the August 2025 by-election results.<\/p>\n<p>The petition, lodged by the PDP candidate, Buba Mohammed Joda, was held by the tribunal to be without merit, as it failed to establish sufficient grounds to nullify the election.<\/p>\n<p>The August 2025 by-election was keenly contested, with APC\u2019s Jauro emerging victorious by a narrow margin after polling 15,923 votes against the PDP candidate\u2019s 15,794.<\/p>\n<p>The results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) therefore showed a margin of 129 votes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Election Petition Tribunal hearing a case challenging last year\u2019s Adamawa State House of Assembly by-election in Ganye has affirmed the election of Misa Musa Jauro of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The tribunal ruled on Wednesday that Jauro was the duly elected member representing Ganye Constituency in the state Assembly. 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