Nigeria, Dec. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the elections of governors of eight states across the federation.

The seven-member panel of the Supreme Court in its series of hearings and judgements delivered within five hours of the court session reaffirmed a majority of verdicts earlier given at the lower court while upturning the Court of Appeal decisions in a few others.

In all, the apex court's decision saw the eight incumbent governors emerging victorious over the various election petitions against them.

Oyo

First among the list of election matters heard was a number of appeals filed by parties in the Oyo State March 2019 governorship election which saw the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Seyi Makinde emerge...