Key court cases involving the Kogi State government — tracking wins, losses, and critically, whether court orders are actually complied with.
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What the case is about
ANPP candidate Abubakar Audu's name and photograph were crossed out in red ink on ballot papers for the 2007 governorship election, effectively excluding him; a court challenge followed on the basis that INEC had wrongly excluded him from the ballot.
Ruling & compliance
A court annulled Idris's 2007 re-election in October 2007 over the wrongful exclusion; the Court of Appeal upheld the annulment on 6 February 2008 and ordered a fresh election within three months, with Assembly Speaker Clarence Olafemi serving as Acting Governor in the interim. Idris won the rerun held on 29 March 2008, with Audu placing second.