The Kaduna State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal was yesterday informed that the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), is yet to produce the certified copies of the March 18th governorship result sheets in which Uba Sani was declared the winner.
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Oluwale Iyamu, one of the lead counsels to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s Governorship candidate, Mohammed Isa Ashiru, stated at the tribunal sitting in Kaduna.
Iyamu argued that it would be untidy and improper to tender them (result sheets evidence) in a piecemeal format, noting that it was better to go back and extract those forms from the INEC.
Speaking to newsmen shortly after the tribunal proceeding, Chief Duro Adeleye, (SAN), who is lead Counsel to 2nd respondent, Governor Uba Sani, explained that the petitioner’s counsel sought for an adjournment for them to put their documents in order, “This is because they had issues with their documents.”
“We are satisfied with the tribunal, as it has been working in line with the procedures,” he added.
The PDP had challenged the victory of the Kaduna state Governor, Senator Uba Sani of the All Progress Congress, claiming that the last governorship election was manipulated in favour of the incumbent governor.
However, the ruling APC had discarded the claims, saying that the election that ushered in Senator Uba Sani was free, fair, and credible.
Meanwhile, the three-member tribunal headed by Justice Victor Oviawe adjourned the case to July 4th.
