Zamfara Governorship: Tribunal adjourns sitting – TheNigerialawyer

The Zamfara Governorship Election Tribunal on Friday adjourned
sitting after the two counsel to the Action People’s Party (APP)
candidate Prof. Agbo Madaki and Mr Obed Agu, said they have ”put
their house in order and have agreed to work together.

NAN reports that Alhaji Zayyanu Salisu of the APP, filed a
petition at the Governorship Election Tribunal, seeking the
nullification of the election of Bello Mutawalle of PDP as
winner.

Also joined as second and third respondents in the petition
tagged EPT/ ZM/GOV/2019, are the PDP and INEC.

Justice Fatima Zeberu, adjourned the matter on the prayers of
Madaki and Agu, for a date to be communicated later.

“The application for adjournment is granted and the date will be
communicated to the parties,” she said.

Earlier, Mr George Ibekwe, counsel for INEC, agreed with the
application.

NAN reports that the tribunal on July 1, ordered counsel to the
APP candidate to put their house in order, by filing necessary
court papers on change in counsel.

The counsel representing Salisu of the APP prayed the court to
grant them time to put heads together.

NAN reports that the petitioners prayed that the tribunal
declare that Mutawalle was, at the time of the election, not
qualified to contest the election held on March 9, for the office
of Governor of Zamfara.

They further ask that the tribunal orders the 3rd respondent,
INEC, to conduct a fresh election to the office of governor of
Zamfara State.

NAN reports that INEC had, on May 27, issued a certificate of
return to Mutawalle of PDP in line with the Supreme Court judgment
of May 24, 2019, which sacked the initial purported winner, Idris
Shehu, of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

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