Tambuwal: Sokoto tribunal to adopt address on September 3

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, in Sokoto State on Thursday, adjourned until September 3, for the adoption of the final addresses in the petition filed by Ahmed Aliyu of the All Progressives Congress, challenging the declaration of Governor Aminu Tambuwal as the winner of the governorship election.

Aliyu had gone to the tribunal seeking to upturn the victory of Tambuwal of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 Governorship election.

Justice Abbas Bawale fixed the date for parties to adopt their respective addresses, after arguments.

NAN reports that Tambuwal, through his Counsel to Mr Emmanuel Ukala, SAN, on Wednesday closed his defence after he presented eight witnesses including officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Also, the lead Counsel for PDP, Mr Akinmuyiwa Akinboro, SAN, told the Tribunal that he would not lead any defence witness.

Akinboro said he relied on Tambuwal’s witnesses as well as the cross-examinations he conducted on the petitioner’s witnesses

During the trial, Lead Counsel of the Petitioners, Dr Alex Izinyon, SAN, led 10 witnesses and presented exhibits before the tribunal to prove the petition.

Mr Alhassan Umar, Counsel of INEC, had not presented any witness as he also relied on petitioner’s witnesses and the cross-examinations he conducted.