07/06/2023
PRESS RELEASE : 6/6/23
GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION PETITION TRIBUNAL PLATEAU STATE TO CLOSE ITS PRE -HEARING SESSION, THURSDAY 8/6/23.
The Governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Jos is to round up its pre -hearing session on thursday the 8th of this month.
Thursday this week was announced as the closing date for the pre -hearing session today, when the tribunal heard all the pre -hearing motions and applications by parties.
At the sitting,the tribunal disclosed that two rulings on the applications would be delivered with the final judgement,while the other two, are to be disposed of, on that thursday.
Specifically, the preliminary objection filed by Pius Akubo SAN on behalf of Caleb Mutfwang, challenging the competence of Nentawe Yilwatda's petition is to be delivered with the final judgement.
After the thursday's sitting, the tribunal will commence the full hearing of the petition, with the petitioner presenting his case on a daily basis.
The petitioner legal team headed by Professor Kayode Olatoke SAN,has among others Edward Pwajok SAN,the Labour party governorship candidate running mate in the state, and also one of the leading lawyers in case of PDP VS PLASIEC case at the Court of Appeal, and Bukar also SAN.
INEC has as its lead Counsel Sam Atung SAN.
Sh*ttu Bamaiyi reporting.