By Yusuf Jennifer
The National and State Assembly Election Tribunal sitting in Kaduna State has reserved ruling indefinitely, after the petitioners, Shehu Sani of the Peoples Redemption Party, Uba Sani, APC and INEC, presented their written addresses before it.
Tribunal Chairman, Justice A. H. Ibrahim, before adjourning the case, adopted the written addresses of the petitioners and the respondents and said a date for judgment would be communicated to the parties subsequently.
Earlier, Senator Uba Sani (APC, Kaduna Central), urged the National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal to dismiss the petition brought before it by Sen. Shehu Sani of the PRP for lack of Substance.
Senator Shehu Sani is challenging the victory of Sen. Uba Sani in the 2019 senatorial election and is requesting that the tribunal declare him the authentic winner of the election.
At the adoption of final written addresses, after counsels concluded their defences at the tribunal weekend, Counsels to Uba Sani, Frank Igbe and Sulaiman Shu’aibu further urged the Justice A. H. Ibrahim – led tribunal to award substantial cost to the petitioners for abusing court process.
Uba Sani was declared the winner of the February 16, National Assembly Election in Kaduna Central.
On his part, Counsel to the petitioners, Moris Odeh, urged the tribunal to discountenance the written addresses of the three respondents in the petition and grant his clients the prayers in their petition.
Odeh argued that the Ist and 2nd respondents, Uba Sani and APC, did not present a single witness or evidence in opposition before the tribunal, adding, “We pray the tribunal to discountenance the written addresses of the respondents having not had any evidence in the opposition to the petition.
”We also pray the tribunal to nullify the election of the 1st respondent Uba Sani, and declare our client, Sen. Shehu Sani of the PRP as the winner in the February 16, poll, or in the alternative, order for fresh election into the Kaduna Central Senatorial District seat as contained in our petition.
