Petition filed against the member representing Song constituency at the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Emmanuel Kefas has been dismissed. NEWS PLATFORM
The National/House of Assembly Petitions Tribunal sitting in Yola, Adamawa State on Wednesday, dismissed the petition instituted against the lawmaker by Hon. Safiyanu Aliyu Muleng.
Hon. Muleng and Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), dragged Hon. Emma before the tribunal, contesting the election held on the 18th March, 2023.
He alleged that the declaration and return of Hon. Emmanuel Kefas as elected member to represent Song constituency is invalid by reasons of non compliance with the electoral act.
On his part, Hon. Emmanuel Kefas told the tribunal that the petition is not supported by any valid ground, arguing that the petition is incompetent, and that it should be dismissed in its entirety.
Hon. Emma, further told the tribunal that the election across 207 polling units which saw to his emergence as winner was in substantial compliance with the electoral act.
According to him, the petition is incurably defective to link it with cogent and credible evidence and ought to dismissed in its entirety.
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