About 6 Candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who contested in the just concluded National Assembly election in Adamawa state have petitioned the Election Tribunal, seeking nullification of elections.
Other candidates who participated in the elections under the Peoples' Democratic Party(PDP) and Action Alliance respectively have also filed petitions praying for an order of the court nullifying elections.
The APC candidates are demanding the nullification of elections including Adamawa Central Senatorial election won by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas.
Aside the senatorial seat, some of the federal constituencies being challenged by APC candidates include: Mubi North, Mubi South and Maiha constituency as well as Gombi/Hong constituency won by Hon. Jingi Rufai and Rt. Hon. Shuaibu James Barka respectively.
Other PDP candidates who won elections and dragged before the tribunal include: Mohammed Salihu(Abba Girei), Muhammed Inuwa Bassi and Zakaria Dauda Nyampa elected to represent Girei, Yola North and Yola South, Mayo Belwa, Jada, Ganye and Toungo and Michika/Madagali constituencies.
Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas and 5 other aforementioned candidates were dragged before the tribunal by Sen. Abdulaziz Murtala Nyako, Ja'afar Abubakar Magaji, and Yusuf Captain Buba.
Other embattled APC candidates including Baba Zango Abubakar, Ibrahim Mas'ud Usman and Joseph Ayuba Kwada are seeking the nullification of the election of Mohammed Salihu(Abba Girei), Muhammed Inuwa Bassi and Zakaria Dauda Nyampa.
On their part, Hon. Rev. Amos Kumai Yohanna of the PDP has sued Senator Ishaku Abbo of the APC, challenging his election to represent Adamawa Northern Senatorial District, while Taslim Ahmed Iya of AA is contesting the election of Muhammed Inuwa Bassi.
NEWS PLATFORM gathered that the National and State House Assembly Tribunal has so far received 2 petitions from aggrieved senatorial candidates as well as 6 candidates for the house of representatives.
In his petition marked :EPT/AD/SEN/02/2023, Hon. Rev Amos Yohanna, alleged that the election of Senator Cliff is invalid by reasons of corrupt practices or non compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022.
He averred that Senator Ishaku Abbo, was not duly elected by the majority of lawful votes cast during the election, alleging over voting at various polling units, false enteries, alteration and cancellation of votes at several polling units.
According to him, some of the alteration and cancellation were not signed by the presiding officers of the polling units, and prayed the tribunal to set aside the election of Senator Ishaku Abbo.
He also sought for an order of the court returning him as the duly elected candidate for the seat having polled the highest number of lawful votes cast during the exercise.
Likewise, in his petition, Senator Abdulaziz Murtala Nyako, urged the court to nullify the election of Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, because according to him, it was marred by irreguilaties.
In his petition, Hon. Joseph Ayuba Kwada, averred that that the exercise which saw the emergence of Hon. Zakaria Dauda Nyampa, to represent Michika/Madagali constituency was characterised by electoral malpractice.
Hon. Joseph Ayuba Kwada(Depolis) told the court that Hon. Nyampa, was not elected by the majority of lawful votes cast, insisting that the election was invalid by reason of non compliance with the provision of Electoral Act 2022.
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