The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, yesterday, affirmed Emmanuel Udende of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Benue North East Senatorial seat.

The three-man panel of the Appeal Court held that Benue State National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, led by Justice Ori Zik-Ikeoha, which had earlier entered judgment in favour of Senator Gabriel Suswam, erred by declaring Suswam winner of the election.

It held that the tribunal was wrong in its re-calculation of the votes, and questioned the procedure used in the deduction of the votes from the APC’s votes.

Similarly, the Appeal Court, yesterday, affirmed Senator Abba Moro of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the senatorial election for Benue South District.

The court held that the appellants (Daniel Onje and his party) were unable to prove their case before the court to warrant nullification of the election.

The three-man panel of justices, therefore, upheld the declaration of Moro as duly elected senator representing the Benue South senatorial seat.

The court said that the allegation of forgery against respondent Moro was speculative and could not be proven by the appellant.

It, therefore, held that there was no evidence to prove that there was forgery and subsequently dismissed the case.