Hope Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Albert
Oworu, on Thursday prayed the Presidential Election Petition
Tribunal to cancel the February 23 presidential election,
describing the exercise as a “referendum” and not an election.
NAN reports that in their petition marked CA/ PEPC/001/2019, the
party urged the tribunal to nullify the outcome of the election and
order a fresh poll.
Owuru who secured a total of 1,663 in the presidential election,
insisted that the election was not conducted in compliance with the
Electoral Act.
(NAN)
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AbdulRahman’s Result: Tribunal Adjourns PDP’s Case Over
WAEC Subpoena
Kwara State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Thursday
adjourned to Friday to enable a representative of the West African
Examinations Council (WAEC) to present his subpoena.
The tribunal had adjourned to Thursday for full hearings to
begin in the petition of the PDP challenging the declaration of
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on the allegation that the governor
had presented a forged certificate.
But Waheed Bamidele Amode, the WAEC branch controller for Kwara
State who appeared on subpoena by the PDP, told the tribunal that
he was yet to receive copies of the subpoena from the Lagos
headquarters of the body.
Amode’s statement led to the PDP counsel Paul Erokoro (SAN)
requesting the tribunal to stand down the case for Amode to present
evidence of the subpoena and that he had been asked to represent
the examination body.
Counsel to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
Rowland Otaru objected to the application, insisting that it
amounted to needless waste of time by the petitioners.
Otaru said the petitioners had nearly three weeks since the
tribunal adjourned to get the WAEC representative to appear before
the tribunal to prove its case but waited till June 9 to serve the
subpoena.
Otaru suggested that the petitioners ought to call another
witness if it has a case to prove rather than ask for any
adjournment.
Counsel to AbdulRazaq, Kunle Kalejaiye (SAN) and that of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) Akin Olujimi aligned with the INEC’s
position, insisting the application was strange.
The tribunal, however, granted the application, saying the
petitioners were still within their time limit of four days to
argue their case.
Rafiu Ajakaye
Chief Press Secretary to Kwara State Governor