Ganduje, Abba know fate October – TheNigerialawyer

Kano State Governorship Election Petition tribunal presided by
justice Halima Shamaki has disclosed that judgment on the petition
filed by the Peoples Democratic Party,(PDP) challenging the
election of Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of the All Progressive Congress,
APC will be delivered in October.

He spoke after the Counsel representing the petitioners,
barrister Adegboyega Awomolo(SAN) told the court they had reached
the end of presenting their case.

Justice Shamaki said the tribunal would not accommodate delay
tactics from the respondents.

He directed INEC, Ganduje and APC to put up their defense
serially, explaining that the court on the commencement of the
opening of defence by the respondents, the court would not concede
to requests for short adjournments.

According to him: “If one of the respondents finishes today, the
next respondent should be ready the next day.

“We will not grant adjournments from any of the respondents
because you want the record of proceedings and that you want to go
and study the record of proceedings, you all have your records.

“We are working with time. The respondents will take their days
for defense. We will allow all the parties the statutory time to
file their written addresses, there will be no abridging of time.
We should be rounding up by first week of October.”

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Kano state chapter dragged
INEC, Ganduje, and APC before the tribunal alleging that the
claimed March 23rd governorship election victory by the trio is
untrue.

The petitioners tendered 1020 exhibits alongside the appearances
of 34 witnesses, out of the 253 witness depositions made before the
tribunal.

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