SPEAKER ADHA, BORORO, 3 OTHERS TO KNOW FATE AT APPEAL COURT FRIDAY

The Court of Appeal sitting in Yola the Adamawa state capital has fixed Friday this week for judgement on election cases involving the Speaker and 4 other members of the state House of Assembly.

The appeals for judgement tomorrow include that of Hon. Mohammed Atiku Hayatu(APC), verses the current Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas (PDP) for Uba Gaya constituency,  Hon. Hon. Musa Umar Bororo(APC) against Yakubu Musa Dirbishi(PDP) Mubi South, Hon. Shuaibu Dan Musa(APC) verses Suleiman Yahaya Sudi(PDP) Mubi North.

Others include; Hon. Vrati Nzonzo(APC) verses Hon. Myandassa Bauna(PDP) Lamurde, Peter Da'ape(PDP) and Ibrahim Musa Italya(ADC) Mayo Belwa and that of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)against the judgement of the Election Petition Tribunal on Hon. Musa Bororo.

Hon. Atiku Hayatu, Vrati, Da'ape and INEC are challenging the decision of the Tribunal which quashed their petitions against the incumbent Speaker, Iya Abbas, Myandassa, Italiya and for the removal of Hon. Bororo.

On their part, Hon. Bororo and Dan Musa, members representing Mubi South and Mubi North respectively have appealed the judgement of the tribunal which nullified their elections over allegations of certificate forgery as a result of petitions filed by Dirbishi and Sudi respectively.

It could be recalled that Hon. Bororo (APC Mubi South) and his counterpart of Mubi North, Hon.Shuaibu Dan Musa, were removed from the house by the Tribunal over allegations of certificate forgery, and ordered the electoral body to issue certificates of returned to Hon. Yakubu Musa Dirbishi(PDP) and Suleiman Yahaya Sudi(PDP) who came second with highest number of votes cast during the election.

NEWS PLATFORM learnt that all the appellants in this election matter have approached the Apex Court to determine whether the judgement delivered by 3 -Man Panel of Judges, led by Justice S. Akanbi, actually reflected the merits of their suits.

An official of the court who confided in NEWS PLATFORM said that the appeals will be determined by three man panel led by Justice Chidi Nwaoma Uwa, tomorrow Friday.

This will put to rest all the legal tussle for several seats at the state house of assembly engaged in by the embattled members and candidates who claimed to be reclaiming the mandates of their electorates.