Tribunal Reserves Ruling on Plateau North Senatorial Election

The Plateau National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Jos on Monday has reserved judgement on the petition by the Candidate of the United Progressive Party UPP Mr Sanusi Inuwa against the Election of Senator Istifanus Gyang of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP.

It would be recalled that the National Secretary of the United Progressive Party (UPP) Mr Sadeeq Masallah, testified against Inuwa, while standing as a defence witness before the tribunal.

Masallah had in his testimony said that form CF002C, nominating Sanusi Muhammad Inuwa, as a Senatorial candidate for Plateau South Senatorial District which was endorsed and forwarded to INEC headquarters Abuja.

Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice T. N Nzeogwu on Monday during the Tribunal sitting said judgement will be deliver since on a communicated date since all the Counsels had adopted their final written Address before the Tribunal .

The Tribunal said it will inform the parties and their Counsels of the date it will deliver the judgment once it is ready.

Earlier the Counsel to Senator ID Gyang, Barr. Niri Darong adopted the 1st respondent’s Final Written Address dated and filed on the 4th July, 2019 as well as the 1st Respondent’s Reply to the Petitioner’s Written Address dated and filed on 11th July, 2019.

He however urge the Tribunal to dismiss the petition in its entirety because the petitioner was not nominated by the United Progressive Party to contest Plateau North Senatorial election more so that he did not tender the nomination form he claim he was going to tender.

Also the Counsel to the second respondent Mr. Iliya Shanding equally adopted the Final Written Address of the PDP and urged the Tribunal to dismiss the petition because it lack merit.

On his part the Counsel to INEC Mr. Desmond Yamah also adopted INEC’s Final Written Address.

The parties were absent except the PDP which was represented by its Plateau State Legal Adviser Binchen Jantur, while Mr. George Izere appeared for the petitioner