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National
Assembly Petition Tribunal resumes sitting in Jos.
By: Lovins
Yakubu
May 20, 2019
Hearing of applications and pre-hearing continued on
Monday in the National and Houses of Assembly Petition Tribunal in Plateau
State at the High Court, West of Mines, venue of the tribunal. When the
petition No. EPT/PL/NA/HR/01/2019 between Hon. Danjuma Haruna and the All
Progressive Congress (APC) or the petitioners’ verses Engr Solomon
Maren and the People’s Democratic Party or 1st and 2nd respondents was called, Counsel to the Petitioners, BZ Rimven told the tribunal
that the matter was slated for today for hearing of applications “My Lords, the
matter is slated for today for hearing of applications but we have not filed
any as we are also not in receipt of any application. We ask for a date to
proof our case” said Rimven. Chief S.G. Odey, counsel to 1st and 2nd
Respondents draw the attention of the tribunal to the fact that pre-hearing
report will have to be issued before a date is taken also taken into account of
paragraph 18 sub-paragraph 6,7 and 8 of the rules of procedure of election
tribunal. The matter was adjourned until Wednesday May, 22 for
the pre-hearing report.
When the petition number EPT/PL/NA/SEN/02/2019
between Kefas Peter Dandam and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) or the petitioners’
verses Ignatius Lonjan Datong and the All Progressive Congress (APC) or 1st
and 2nd respondents was called, Counsel to the petitioners S.G. Odey
told the tribunal the matter was slated for today for commencement of hearing.
“For the petitioners, the matter is slated for today
for commencement of the pre-hearing and upon receipt of the pre-hearing sheet
from this honourable tribunal, we filed the petitioners’ answers to the
question contained in the pre-hearing information sheet on 11 May, 2019 and
with the kind permission of your Lordships, we humbly adopt these answers” said
Odey.
Counsel to 1st, 2nd and 3rd
respondents, Kehinde Obas, M.N. Dawam and L.D Dafer respectively told the
tribunal that have also filed their answers to the questions contained in the
pre-hearing information sheet in May, 14 2019, May 13, 2019 and May 15, 2019 in
that order.
In his further submission, counsel to the
petitioners said that they have indicated in paragraph 14 of their answers to the pre-hearing information sheet their
intention to file three applications and asked the tribunal three days to
enable them to do so.
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| Chief SG Odey and other Lawyers in the tribunal on Monday |
Counsels to 2nd and 3rd respondents
equally told the tribunal that they have also indicated in various paragraphs
in their answers to the pre hearing information sheet their intentions to file
six and five applications respectively and asked for five days each to enable
them do so. The tribunal granted all the
requests. Counsel to the 1st respondent however said the 1st
respondent had no intention to file any application.
The matter was adjourned until Monday 22nd
May, 2019 for hearing of all applications.
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