About 9 aggrieved PDP, APC and NNPP Candidates who contested election for Adamawa State House of Assembly have urged the Election Petition Tribunal in Yola, to sack 9 members elect for the assembly. NEWS PLATFORM.
The candidates who participated in the just concluded Governorship and House of Assembly election have asked the Tribunal to nullify the affected elections among several other relifs sought.
It was learnt that out of the embattled candidates, PDP has 5 APC 3, while NNPP 1 including 2 incumbent members who represent Nasarawo Binyeri and Guyuk constituencies respectively.
The 2 legislators, Hon. Umar Nashon Gubi(N/Binyeri) and Hon. Adwawa Donglok(Guyuk) who re-contested under PDP and lost out during the election, dragged Hon. Njidda Babangida Mohammed and Hon. Sunday Peter of the APC who were declared winners of the election before the Tribunal.
Other sitting members whose election are being contested at the Tribunal include: Rt. Hon. Kabiru Mijinyawa(Yola South) and former Speaker of the assembly as well as Hon. Ibrahim Musa Italiya(Mayo Belwa) who also won election under APC.
Rt. Hon. Kabiru and Hon. Italiya have been dragged before the Tribunal by the PDP candidates, Hon. Adamu Baba Mustapha and the former Member who represented Mayo Belwa constituency, Hon. Musa Mahmud Kallamu.
While in his petition marked:EPT/AD/SHA/9/23/, Hon. Danbaba K. Rigange of the NNPP is challenging the re-election of Hon. Bauna Myandasa, PDP member representing Lamurde constituency who secured victory for 2nd term.
In his petition marked: EPT/AD/SHA/07/23, the PDP candidate for Mubi North constituency, Hon. Ishaka Yusuf, has joined INEC, Hon. Paul Samuel and APC as 1st, 2nd and 3rd respondents and pleaded with the Tribunal to withdraw certificate of return issued to the later.
Likewise, Hon. Bashir Usman, in his petition marked: EPT/AD/SHA/6/23/, sued the electoral body, Hon. Buba Mohammed and PDP and joined them as 1st, 2nd and 3rd respondents for Jada/Mbulo constituency.
Other candidates and their political parties who filed petitions include: Hon. Danbaba Luka and APC verses INEC, Hon. Yerima Moses and PDP for Michika constituency and Safiyanu Aliyu Aminu and APC verses INEC, Hon. Emmanuel Kefas and PDP for Song constituency.
Meanwhile, in his petition, Hon. Umar Nashon Gubi (Nasarawo Binyeri) is seeking 5 relifs among which an order mandating the electoral umpire to conduct supplementary elections at some polling units.
Hon. Nashon, through his counsel, E. O. Odo, alleged that Hon. Babangida, was not duly elected by the majority of lawful votes cast, and urged the Tribunal to nullify the election in all the units where there was over voting and non usage of BVAs.
He further appealed to the Tribunal to determine and declare that going by the margin of win and considering the cancelled votes in all the polling units where there was over voting whether rerun is not required.
According to Hon. Nashon, who is also the Chairman House Committee on LG Affairs, there ought to be a rerun in all the said units before the final results of the contest can be lawfully declared.
Equally, in his petition, Hon. Adwawa Donglok(Guyuk) demanded the nullification of election in all the units where there was an over voting and other irregularities.
Some of the affected units include: Zabi Sonka, Deremina/Lokoro, Yankwana, NEPA Office, Gwaluram/Bilasi, Unguwan Fulani, Chirka Lamja, Falu Tsikiye, Gwasilwa, Tholo/Kongla, Krista Gwalura, Kerau/Dagalim.
Hon. Adwawa who is the Deputy Chief as well as Chairman House Committee on Petition, Public Service and Electoral Matters, through his counsel, Chief L. D. Nzadon, prayed the Tribunal to restore the 92 votes unlawfully from his votes at Walukrista/Walu Primary School and Dankal registration area.
On his part, the PDP Candidate for Mubi North constituency, Hon. Ishaka Yusuf, through his counsel, Aji Kamale, described the election of Hon. Paul Samuel, APC member elect as invalid on account of corrupt practices.
The petitioner averred that the exercise was marred by suppression of votes, manipulation of BVAS machines, massive thumb printing of ballot papers, inflation, deflation of scores, wrong entries of result sheets among others.
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