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It was gathered that the tribunal communicated the date to the parties on Thursday.

The Department of State Services, DSS, on Saturday barred journalists from covering the Sokoto State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal's Judgement.

  The election tribunal will today, Saturday determine the fate of the governors of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, and his Sokoto State counterpart, Ahmed Aliyu, concerning the petitions challenging their elections. In Ogun, the state Election Petition Tribunal fixed today for judgment in the petition filed by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate, Ladi Adebutu, challenging Abiodun’s re-election after the March 18 governorship poll. It was gathered that the tribunal communicated the date to the parties on Thursday.

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have barred journalists from covering the judgment of the Sokoto Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. The operatives who said they were working on directives from above only allowed journalists from NTA, NAN and state-owned media journalist into the court room at the High Court, where the ruling is…

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Jos, Sokoto State has upheld the victory of the All Progressives Congress. The tribunal ruled that