Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
on Tuesday closed his defence at the National and State Assembly
Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, Abia.
Abaribe, the second respondent in the petition filed by the All
Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and its candidate, Mr Chris
Nkwonta, closed his defence after calling four witnesses.
Nkwonta had approached the court to nullify the declaration of
the Senate Minority Leader as the winner of the Feb. 23 poll for
Abia South Senatorial District.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nkwonta, who claimed
to have won the majority of the lawful votes cast, is urging the
tribunal to declare him winner.
Nkwonta closed his case after calling 33 witnesses, while the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) closed its defence
as the first respondent, after calling one witness.
In an application to close his defence, Mr Chukwuma-Machukwu
Umeh (SAN), counsel for Abaribe, told the tribunal that they were
satisfied with the evidence of their witnesses.
“We are very grateful to this honourable tribunal. We are very
satisfied with the evidence we have led and we will be closing our
defence as the second respondent,” Umeh said.
Following the application, Mr Henry Balogu, counsel for PDP,
told the tribunal that they would open their defence as the third
respondent.
“We have been taken by surprise. We are asking for Thursday,
Aug. 22 to open and close our defence the same day,” he said.
The Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Adeyinka Adebirigbe, later
adjourned sitting to Aug. 22 for the third respondent (PDP) to open
its defence.
(NAN)
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Centre, Abakaliki
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr.
Johnson Akuma Obuna, as the Substantive Medical Director (MD),
National Obstetric Fistula Centre, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, for an
initial term of four (4) years, with effect from 5th August,
2019.
Congratulating the new MD, in Abuja, the Permanent Secretary,
Federal Ministry of Health, Mr. Abdulaziz Mashi Abdullahi, reminded
him of the huge responsibility of his office.
The Permanent Secretary charged Dr. Obuna, who is also an
Associate Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, to bring his
wealth of experience to bear in addressing the yearnings of
Nigerians for an effective and responsive health care delivery
system.
He also urged the new MD to justify the confidence reposed in
him by Mr. President, through his new appointment.
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