Election tribunal: APC floors Tambuwal in first round as ruling begins
An election petition tribunal handling the recent governorship poll in Sokoto state declared on Wednesday, October 2, that the petition of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Ahmed Aliyu, is valid in law.
The declaration came as the tribunal commenced ruling on the election victory of Aminu Tambuwal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 exercise.
Channels TV reports that the tribunal stated this against the objections raised by the PDP and Governor Tambuwal.
The duo had urged the court to dismiss the petition of the APC candidate for lacking in merit, but their prayer was unanimously dismissed.
The tribunal, led by Justice Abbas Bawale, said the application by Tambuwal and the PDP lacks merit and constituted a waste of judicial time.
Meanwhile, there is mass anxiety as the governorship election petition is set to rule on the victory of Governor Aminu Tambuwal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Legit.ng learnt that the ruling which is expected to hold on Wednesday, October 2, in Abuja, has caused uncertainty among the residents of Sokoto state.
The Nation reports that the residents have remained curious waiting to hear the latest concerning the ruling.
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On their parts, the leadership of the PDP and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state are reported to have moved their members to Abuja ahead of the ruling.
Legit.ng earlier reported that the presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2019 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, and his party, had formally filed their appeal against the judgement of the presidential election petitions tribunal at the Supreme Court.
The disclosure was made by Mike Ozekhome (SAN), a senior lawyer in the legal team of Atiku and PDP.
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