The National/ House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Yola, Adamawa State on Monday, dismissed petition filed against the member representing Toungo constituency at the House of Assembly, Hon. Kalvin Kefas. NEWS PLATFORM
The tribunal dismissed the petition filed against Hon. Kalvin Kefas of the PDP by the defeated immediate past member of the assembly, Hon. Umar Abdullahi Nyako.
Nyako was challenging the declared result which saw Hon. Kefas emerging the winner of the election conducted on the 18th March, and 15th April, 2023 for Toungo constituency.
He alleged that the 1st respondent was not duly elected by the majority of lawful votes cast during the election and prayed the tribunal to nullify the poll and set aside the certificate of return issued to him.
According to him, the election conducted at certain polling units in the constituency are invalid by reasons of non-compliance with the Electoral Act.
He also asked the tribunal to declare him (petitioner) winner of the exercise and further prayed the tribunal to order the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) to issue him with certificate of return.
In his response, Hon. Kefas said that the election was conducted in compliance with the Electoral Act, alleging that the petitioner assembled incompet witnesses and that the documents were inadmissible and not authentic.
Hon. Kefas prayed the tribunal to dismiss the petition in its entirety for lacking in merit,
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