The three-man panel adjourned till July 17, after the first respondent’s counsel applied to close the presentation of witnesses for the day. | Pulse Nigeria
The Election Petition Court in Kaduna has fixed July 16, for Sen. Lawal Adamu-Usman and the PDP to open defense of the petition filed by the APC challenging his election. The court fixed the date on Tuesday after taking submissions of witnesses and documents presented by the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the election. The
The petition borders on substantial non-compliance with the Electoral Act and INEC’s guidelines by the respondents (INEC). The claim by APC of irregularities which substantially affected the outcome of the elections. They hinged their arguments on over-voting in favour of PDP and its candidate.