Usman Aliyu
The Kogi off-cycle governorship election petition tribunal, constituted by the president of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Bolna’an-Dongban, is set to begin sitting this Saturday
David Umar-Mike, the tribunal secretary who disclosed this to journalists in Lokoja today said: “By God’s grace, the tribunal will be sitting this Saturday, November 25. David Umar-Mike further explain that they will take expart motions; this is because all they have at hand right now are the exparte motions that will be taken on that Saturday.
“But the work proper may take a few more days because counsels will have to go and start looking for documents at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the rest of them before they file their various petitions.”
He said the constitution of the election tribunal was in line with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and the Electoral Act (as amended).
Mr David Umar-Mike who responded to the question of how ready the tribunal is said: the tribunal registry has since opened for business at the state High Court of Justice complex, Lokoja.
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