AS the on-going governorship election tribunal sitting in Kano State, continues the tribunal on Friday granted the prayers of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), that an exparte order be served on the state governor, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso by pasting same at the state office of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Furthermore, Hon. Justice (Mrs) Iyabo Oladunni Kasali, the head of the tribunal also granted the prayers of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) asking the tribunal to order the exparte order to be served on Dr. Kwankwaso, through the state chairman of the PDP.
The tribunal chairman also allowed the ANPP to inspect the Independent National Electoral Commissions (INEC) sensitive materials.
Based on this order, the defendant, Dr. Kwankwaso, must respond within 14 days as stipulated by the law.
It is recalled that the ADC filed its petition before the tribunal calling for the cancellation of the election because its governorship candidate in the state, Alhaji Sufiyanu Ibrahim Abubakar, was unlawfully excluded from the race by INEC, by refusing to make the logo of the party and its sign available on the ballot papers during the election.
The party claimed in the petition that INEC went ahead to exclude its candidate’s name despite the fact that he was nominated by the party to contest under it and that his name was submitted to INEC as the governorship candidate of the party.
The party also called on the tribunal to admit that his exclusion was unlawful, unconstitutional and amounts to fundamental denial of his right to contest the said election along with his political party.
It noted that the party was duly and lawfully registered by the INEC and was recognised by it and the general public.
Meanwhile, Alhaji Ibrahim Abubakar, the ADC governorship candidate in April governorship election in the state has appealed to the tribunal to nullify the election by virtue of his exclusion and invalidate the return of Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as the elected governor of Kano.
Similarly, the plaintiff is urging the tribunal to set aside the election and order for fresh election, or new governorship election be held where all political parties including his own will contest.
Furthermore, Hon. Justice (Mrs) Iyabo Oladunni Kasali, the head of the tribunal also granted the prayers of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) asking the tribunal to order the exparte order to be served on Dr. Kwankwaso, through the state chairman of the PDP.
The tribunal chairman also allowed the ANPP to inspect the Independent National Electoral Commissions (INEC) sensitive materials.
Based on this order, the defendant, Dr. Kwankwaso, must respond within 14 days as stipulated by the law.
It is recalled that the ADC filed its petition before the tribunal calling for the cancellation of the election because its governorship candidate in the state, Alhaji Sufiyanu Ibrahim Abubakar, was unlawfully excluded from the race by INEC, by refusing to make the logo of the party and its sign available on the ballot papers during the election.
The party claimed in the petition that INEC went ahead to exclude its candidate’s name despite the fact that he was nominated by the party to contest under it and that his name was submitted to INEC as the governorship candidate of the party.
The party also called on the tribunal to admit that his exclusion was unlawful, unconstitutional and amounts to fundamental denial of his right to contest the said election along with his political party.
It noted that the party was duly and lawfully registered by the INEC and was recognised by it and the general public.
Meanwhile, Alhaji Ibrahim Abubakar, the ADC governorship candidate in April governorship election in the state has appealed to the tribunal to nullify the election by virtue of his exclusion and invalidate the return of Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as the elected governor of Kano.
Similarly, the plaintiff is urging the tribunal to set aside the election and order for fresh election, or new governorship election be held where all political parties including his own will contest.
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