Senator Sunday Marshall Katung, representing the Kaduna South senatorial zone, was affirmed as the valid winner of the zone's senatorial election by the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Saturday. A three-member panel, presided over by Justice Moore A. A. Adumein, unanimously upheld the judgment of the National/State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal in Kaduna. The tribunal, in its decision, dismissed the petition of the Labour Party candidate, Michael Ayuba Auta, deeming it lacking in merit.
Justice Adumein remarked, 'Even a casual reading of the judgment reveals that the tribunal was very articulate and thorough in its decision.' He further noted that the tribunal's decision was correct in its assessment that Michael Ayuba Auta failed to prove that the election was invalid due to corrupt practices.