The
relocation was announced by the Secretary to the Tribunal, Mr Akanji Akinlabi
in Lokoja.
The election
petitions Tribunal, set up to process complaints arising from the Kogi state
governorship poll, has been relocated to Abuja for further sittings on the
order of the President of Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkashua.
Prior to its
relocation, the tribunal made up of Justice Halima Mohammed (Chairperson),
Justice Patricia Ajoku and Justice Ogbogo Ejembi, commenced sitting in Lokoja
on January 11.
The deputy
governor-elect, James Faleke and immediate past governor, Idris Wada of the
People’s Democratic Party, PDP, are challenging the declaration of Yahaya Bello
of All Progressives Congress, APC, as the winner of the poll.
The African
Democratic Congress, All Progressives Grand Alliance, Labour Party, Progressive
Peoples’ Alliance are the other petitioners.
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