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JUST IN: Update from Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal Sitting at Miller Road

18th September, 2019

Today, the respondents @inecnigeria, @APCNigeria And @GovUmarGanduje have adopted their written final addresses submitted before the Tribunal....

...The petitioners, @OfficialPDPNig and it's candidate @EngrAbbaKYusuf have also adopted their response on written addresses.

While arguing during presentation, all the respondents counsel Ofiong Ofiong SAN, Chief Alex Enziyon and Chief Raji SAN had unanimously requested the....

....Tribunal to dismiss the case as the counsel to the petitioners did not prove their claims.

But on a response to the submissions of all the respondents, the counsel to @OfficialPDPNig and its candidate @EngrAbbaKYusuf Chief Kanu Agabi SAN cited a point of reference from....

.....the content of @inecnigeria final written address that the electoral umpire proven the petitioners claim of conducting a free, fair and credible election on the 9th of March, 2019.

Chief Kanu Agabi further stressed that INEC has admitted in its final address that.....

.... the @OfficialPDPNig candidate was leading with lawful votes and that results were collated and announced.

According to him, @inecnigeria has later decided to cancel 207 polling units which is contrary to the provision of the law.....

.... "@inecnigeria has announced the result of the 9th March, so to us this case is very simple, all we pray from the honourable Tribunal is the declaration of a winner based on the lawful votes cast, which is the @OfficialPDPNig candidate @EngrAbbaKYusuf.....

.... as contained in our evidence number one, a certified true copy of the state collation result sheet issued by the @inecnigeria itself"

The chairman of the Tribunal Justice Halima Shamaki Muhammad reserved judgment and adjourned the sitting.....

.... Meanwhile, As at today, the tribunal has a maximum of 23 days to deliver its judgement on the suit filed by @EngrAbbaKYusuf and the @OfficialPDPNig against the declaration of @GovUmarGanduje as Kano State Governor.

— Sabature.

Cc; @DokunOjomo @PDP_2019 @arafatrogo @atiku

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