Nigeria’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, September 20, 2016, that Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Party remains the elected governor of Kogi State.

The court dismissed the appeal by James Faleke, the deputy governorship candidate of Abubakar Audu, who died before the election result was announced last year and who was substituted in the supplementary election by Bello.

The apex court also dismissed all the appeals filed by all the parties against Bello.

Faleke contended that Audu had won the election and there was no need for the supplementary election.

He argued that as the joint holder of Audu’s ticket, he should be declared the winner of the election.

The justices of the Supreme Court said reasons for all the failed applications would be given on Friday, the 30th of September, 2016.

Hours after the ruling of the apex court was announced, Nigerians have taken to social media to comment on the court ruling.

Many of the commenters believe the ruling was right, while other feel it was an injustice against Alhaji Idris Wada, who contested the election on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP.

See some of the reactions below:

@SaharaReporters didn’t come as a surprise. Atleast this ll reduce political tension in the state n the man ll face governance squarely

— Sagacious (@AdeyemiOlugbodi) September 20, 2016

@channelstv rubbish judgement, democracy has lost I it’s value in Nigeria

— Agbelusi Tolulope (@Tolu_mile) September 20, 2016

@channelstv I am so sad about this news. Supreme Court just fall my hand. Falake take hrt

— OKOLO CHUKWUNYERE (@GreatKachuky) September 20, 2016

@channelstv God bless Kogi State.

— salifu emmanuel (@emmydosh) September 20, 2016

Supreme court affirms the APPOINTMENT of Kogi state governor,Yahaya Bello…@JAFaleke is the ELECTED Gov.bello was appointed….full stop

— ALAWODE SAMSON (@b4sam1) September 20, 2016

I told them that Faleke has no case over Kogi guber election, but they didn’t bulge. Now that Supreme Court has confirmed Bello, what next?™

— Apal’araa ™ (@ola_marcus) September 20, 2016

So in Nigeria, where we have “Change”, a supreme Court passed a judgment nd asked us to wait for 10days 2 know d reasons behind it?

— LONE WOLF (@Ovythrow) September 20, 2016

I don’t think I can adequately express my rage that a party has essentially put the Supreme Court in a holding pattern for a year.

— DrFlimFlam (@Jarathen) September 20, 2016

Congratulations to Gov. Bello of kogi State as Supreme Court affirms @LugardHouse occupant as the Governor. Make Kogi Great! #NewDirection

— ☀SHEUN♣DAM☀ (@SheunDam) September 20, 2016