The appeal filed by Ibrahim Mohammed of the PDP challenging the election of Jacob Kudu of the APC to represent the Nassarawa-Eggon East seat has been heard by the National and State House of Assembly Election appeal Tribunal, which is located in Lafia, Nasarawa State.
Kudu of the APC’s victory in the March elections is being contested by Mohammed.
After the attorneys for the petitioner and respondents adopted their final written addresses on Saturday, Justice Francesca Nnong-Isoni, the three-person panel’s chair, declared that the verdict was reserved.
She consequently informed the parties that they will be informed of the date of the judgment.
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Earlier, Edidiong Usungurua, counsel to the petitioner, told the tribunal that he had adopted all the arguments in his written address.
The petitioner’s counsel urged the tribunal to annul the election of Nassarawa-Eggon East constituency for alleged non compliance with the Electoral Act.
Also, Ishaku Dikko (SAN), counsel to Jacob Kudu, the assembly member, adopted his written address and urged the tribunal to dismiss the petition for lacking in merit.
On his part, Sunday Akoh, counsel to the third respondent, INEC, urged the tribunal to dismiss the petition, adding that the commission had returned the assembly member in compliance with the law and the Electoral Act.
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