The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is yet to produce all certified copies of the March 18, Kaduna state governorship election result sheets which Senator Uba Sani won.
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Oluwale Iyamu, one of the lead counsels to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Mohammed Ashiru, stated this at the Tribunal on Thursday, June 22.
The three-member tribunal headed by Justice Victor Oviawe, therefore, adjourned the case to July 4, 2023.
The case is between Ashiru of the PDP, Governor Sani, All Progressives Congress (APC) and INEC.
According to Iyamu, it would be untidy and improper to tender them (result sheets evidence) in a piecemeal format, stressing that it was better to go back and extract those forms from the INEC before making proper presentation to the tribunal.
Iyamu explained that the documents required for the pursuit of the petition largely are result sheets and other processes available only in the official custody of INEC, which is also a party to this suit.
Chief Duro Adeleye (SAN), who is lead counsel to Governor Sani, while speaking to journalists shortly after the proceeding, explained that the petitioner’s counsel sought an adjournment for them to put their documents in order.
He also expressed satisfaction with the tribunal, saying that it had been working in line with the procedures.
The PDP is claiming that the last governorship election result was manipulated in favour of the incumbent governor.
