Nasarawa Governorship Tribunal Adjourns Sitting
By Kalu Idika
The Nasarawa State governorship election petition tribunal has adjourned sitting to 15 August, 2023 after admitting documents from two witnesses of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP.
At resumption of hearing in Lafia, counsel to the petitioner, Samuel Okutepa applied to present more witnesses to confirm and tender their documents as evidence in pursuant of the petition filed by the governorship candidate of the PDP in the March 18 governorship election in the state, Dr. Emmanuel Ombugadu challenging the declaration of Abdullahi Sule as winner of the governorship election in Nasarawa State.
Adopting their documents, the PDP agent for Akuza polling unit in Ashige electoral ward of Lafia local government area, Mr James Obed and that of Toto local government area, Ibrahim Musa prayed the three man panel of justices to accept their documents as evidence of what transpired during and after the election in their respective areas.
While cross examining the two witnesses, counsel to the first respondent, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Ishiaka Dikko (SAN) objected the documents tendered by the witnesses and reserved his reasons for his written address.
Also, counsels to governor Abdullahi Sule, Hassan Liman (SAN) and that of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adebayo Adelodun while cross examining the witnesses objected their documents and reserved their reasons for written addresses.
The chairman of the tribunal, Justice Ezekiel Ajayi after listening to all the parties in the matter admitted the documents and adjourned sitting to 15 August, 2023 for continuation of hearing.
Our correspondent reports that the ongoing protest by the organized labour in Nasarawa State did not affect sitting at the tribunal
