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SOKOTO: Tribunal dismisses PDP petition against 2 APC lawmakers
The petition filed by the Sokoto State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the election of two members of the Sokoto State House of Assembly has been dismissed by the National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Sokoto.
The petition was against All Progressives Congress’s (APC’s) Kabiru Dauda (Gada East), and Abubakar Zakari (Rabah).
While delivering judgement on Wednesday, Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Ubale Musa, held that the election of one of the House of Assembly members, Dauda was valid, stating that he had scored the majority of the lawful votes cast and that the election was conducted in compliance with all the extant electoral laws of Nigeria.
“The petition has failed, lacks merit and it is therefore dismissed accordingly, with no costs awarded,” Justice Musa submitted.
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Recall that one of the petitioners, Garba Tsitse, who was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, had alleged, among others, that Dauda was not duly elected, alleging that the APC candidate had not scored the majority of lawful votes cast.
Tsitse also held that and the election of Dauda was not conducted in substantial compliance with the Electoral Act, 2010, as amended, as well the Independent National Electoral Commission guidelines for the 2019 general elections.
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